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Every Job Will Become an Art or Die

A conversation with Anu Atluru

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Nov 1

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think there’s so much judgment about what intelligence is. Intelligence and taste are like siblings. My wife watched Suicide Squad and really liked it. I was like, “I can’t believe you liked that movie. The movie’s so bad.” And she was like, “Why are you bothered? You haven’t even seen it.” I was being annoying. That happens a lot where it’s like,... See more

I suggested that taste might be one of those things. It’s hard to define but can be understood in many ways. My one-liner is: in a world of scarcity, you want tools; in a world of abundance, you want taste. When you have so much, you need to choose what to align with or what represents your vibe or scenario—the more intangible aspects.

I have this framework in my mind that as we go forward on this automation / AI curve, every human skill will either become extinct, art, or sport.

Extinct when machines absorb it. Art when humans still do it because we care about the person, story, or meaning. Sport when we watch humans test their limits — often for its own sake.