Signal Redesign
The reconfiguration of evaluative signals when generative systems alter production conditions.
Working Definition
Signal redesign identifies the transition from effort-based proxies to judgment-based accountability in writing, pedagogy, and authorship.
Structural Expansion
In Inquiry, this concept ties together the collapse of older indicators and the need for explicit structures that make reasoning sequences legible.
Related Terms
Referenced in this Inquiry
- Thinking in the Age of Language Models
A framing essay on pedagogy, authorship, judgment, and design education in an AI-mediated era.
- Authorship After Synthetic Fluency
Generative fluency destabilizes traditional signals of authorship and effort, requiring a shift from product-based evaluation to accountable judgment within hybrid cognitive systems.