Meta‑papers Replace Static Papers

Research outputs become interactive, continuously updated 'meta‑papers' (or 'boxes') that let readers rerun analyses, plug in new data, and generate alternate specifications via AI, so there is no single canonical version of a study. Authors shift from writing one paper to building and maintaining a living analytic platform that absorbs community‑driven queries and computational updates. — If adopted widely, this will reshape academic credit, peer review, institutional control over knowledge, and how policymakers and the public evaluate scientific claims.