This is the definition I am using:
a system, organization, or society in which people are chosen and moved into positions of success, power, and influence on the basis of their demonstrated abilities and merit.
This is the definition I am using:
a system, organization, or society in which people are chosen and moved into positions of success, power, and influence on the basis of their demonstrated abilities and merit.
A pure meritocracy is not possible with humans. Not everyone agrees on what “success” and “merit” look like. Whatever person or group of people doing the “choosing” will be corrupted, it’s just a question of how long it takes. And even before intentional abuse of their power, humans have their own biases that will prevent them from being perfect judges of merit and success.
And no, not a job for AI. Someone has to program the thing and teach it what “merit” and “success” mean, so same problem there.