The Paradox of Professional Input: How Expert Collaboration with AI Systems Shapes Their Future Value

arXiv:2504.12654v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: This perspective paper examines a fundamental paradox in the relationship between professional expertise and artificial intelligence: as domain experts increasingly collaborate with AI systems by externalizing their implicit knowledge, they potentially accelerate the automation of their own expertise. Through analysis of multiple professional contexts, we identify emerging patterns in human-AI collaboration and propose frameworks for professional