Preparing for the Agentic Era
For years, we feared automation would replace humans. But as AI reshapes the economy, it’s becoming clear that far from replacing human ingenuity, AI has amplified it. The critical dividing line in our economy is no longer simply education or specialization, but rather agency itself: the raw determination to make things happen without waiting for... See more
Pirate Wires • Agency Is Eating the World
From chatbot to agent-coworker
What could ambitious unhobbling over the coming years look like? The way I think about it, there are three key ingredients:
1. Solving the “onboarding problem”
GPT-4 has the raw smarts to do a decent chunk of many people’s jobs, but it’s sort of like a smart new hire that just showed up 5 minutes ago: it doesn’t have... See more
What could ambitious unhobbling over the coming years look like? The way I think about it, there are three key ingredients:
1. Solving the “onboarding problem”
GPT-4 has the raw smarts to do a decent chunk of many people’s jobs, but it’s sort of like a smart new hire that just showed up 5 minutes ago: it doesn’t have... See more
SITUATIONAL AWARENESS - The Decade Ahead • I. From GPT-4 to AGI: Counting the OOMs
If your AI still needs a prompt, you’re already behind.The real AI revolution isn’t Assistants.It’s Agents.Assistants help you work faster.Agents replace the work entirely.That single leap changes everything.It’s the difference between better software and a new category.And most people are building for the wrong era.They’re adding AI to their... See more