Meritocracy: Merit, myth or paradox?

AI Briefing

• – The concept of meritocracy was originally coined by British sociologist Michael Young in 1958 as a warning about the dangers of an oligarchy of the future.
• – Young's work The Rise of Meritocracy is a classic satire on the development of meritocracy.
• – The term meritocracy has acquired a different connotation over the years, leading to a debate about its meaning and implications.