Research question & overview
An institutional decision is usually made at a distance from the person concerned. A biography is represented by documents, signals and accounts, while judgment must be formed with incomplete knowledge.
The collaboration with Yurii Savchuk considers artificial intelligence as an intensifier of this problem. A persuasive representation and a reliable basis for judgment require different kinds of analysis.
The study connects professional identity with a broader question: how can an institution judge a person responsibly while retaining opportunities for verification and revision?
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DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.7129300
Bibliographic reference
Igor Leonov, Yurii Savchuk. (2026). Trust without Familiarity: Institutional Judgment in the Age of Artificial Intelligence. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.7129300