# The Rise of the Knowledge Sculptor: A New Archetype for Knowledge Work in the Age of Generative AI

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.07829 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2510.07829/

## Key facts

- No citing papers in the map yet (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- Builds on 6 of its 35 references that are in the map.
- First posted on arXiv 9 Oct 2025.

## Builds on (most cited first, 6 of 6)

- [Principles alone cannot guarantee ethical AI](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1906.06668/) (2019)
- [The Generative AI Paradox: "What It Can Create, It May Not Understand"](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2311.00059/) (2023)
- [The future of human-AI collaboration: a taxonomy of design knowledge for hybrid intelligence systems](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2105.03354/) (2021)
- [Bias in Generative AI](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2403.02726/) (2024)
- [The Human-GenAI Value Loop in Human-Centered Innovation: Beyond the Magical Narrative](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2407.17495/) (2024)
- [Lessons for GenAI Literacy From a Field Study of Human-GenAI Augmentation in the Workplace](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2502.00567/) (2025)

## Abstract (arXiv)

In the Generative Age, the nature of knowledge work is transforming. Traditional models that emphasise the organisation and retrieval of pre-existing information are increasingly inadequate in the face of generative AI (GenAI) systems capable of autonomous content creation. This paper introduces the Knowledge Sculptor (KS), a new professional archetype for Human-GenAI collaboration that transforms raw AI output into trustworthy, actionable knowledge. Grounded in a socio-technical perspective, the KS is conceptualised through a framework of competencies, including architecting a vision, iterative dialogue, information sculpting, and curiosity-driven synthesis. A practice-based vignette illustrates the KS role in action, and in a self-referential approach, the paper itself serves as an artefact of the sculpting process it describes.