The Elevator: The Skill Gap is Closing: Now What?
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
The AI theme that no one wants to say out loud:
- AI is going to make smart people who work hard 10x more effective (and therefore worth even more), but it likely means the intelligence bar to be economically useful is going up. A college degree where you can write an email and take notes in a mtg is basically worthless now (this... See more
Tweets from Zach Weinbergx.comWhat does all this mean? If you're a programmer, you should already be exploring these tools. If you're programming-adjacent (an academic who works with data, a designer who wants to experiment with code, anyone who wants to try building a thing they are imagining) this is your moment to experiment. But there's a deeper point here: with the right... See more