Liam Hickey

Two researchers, one inside a frontier AI lab and one leading research delivery at an AI-native agency, compare notes on where this industry lands by 2028.  Knit's AI Trust Index shows researchers' top fear isn't replacement. It's non-researchers making high-stakes calls on AI output no expert touched. Expect a candid conversation on expertise, cognition, and the next generation. Key Takeaways: 1. Why the governance gap, not automation, is the real near-term risk to insights quality. 2. How to keep the productive struggle that builds researcher judgment, without slowing down. 3. What a viable career path into research looks like when the grunt work is gone.