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    Challenges→Mechanical objectivity enables science to proceed at large scale where interpersonal trust is insufficient

    Mechanical procedures require skilled interpretation at every stage, reintroducing the expert judgment they were meant to eliminate (Daston & Galison, 2007).

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    • 1.Sample preparation, calibration, and threshold-setting in automated analysis require subjective choices that significantly affect outcomes.
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    • 2.Machine learning models trained on human-curated datasets embed the biases and interpretive choices of their trainers into supposedly objective results.
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    • 3.Validation and quality control of mechanical procedures demand expert judgment to recognize when outputs are anomalous or unreliable.
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    • 1.Mechanical procedures reduce *total* expert judgment by standardizing decisions, even if some judgment remains at initialization or validation stages.
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    • 2.Distinguishing judgment that *designs* a procedure from judgment that *applies* it conflates two different epistemic roles; eliminating the latter still improves objectivity.
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    • 3.Human-only interpretation varies significantly between experts; mechanical procedures create consistency that traditional expertise never achieved.
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