Impostauthorship

Definition

n. The uneasy sense of taking credit for AI-generated work—where you’ve prompted or guided the process, but can’t shake the feeling that the final product isn’t fully yours.

In an era of potent AI collaboration, Impostorship highlights the gap between nominal authorship and the reality of machine-driven execution. The user feels both pride in completion and guilt over how much heavy lifting the AI performed.

Origins

Inspired by “impostor syndrome,” this term focuses on the blurred ownership dynamics unique to AI workflows. As the line between human creativity and algorithmic contribution thins, feelings of unearned credit intensify