(1) Agency
Initiative is the bottleneck in a post-AI world. The OpenAI Codex team articulates this as “abundance mindset” - if you don’t take action, the AI & human agents at your disposal won’t either.
(2) Pattern recognition
Since AI is lowering execution... See more
Rahul Mathurx.com(1) Agency Initiative is the bottleneck in a post-AI world. The OpenAI Codex team articulates this as “abundance mindset” - if you don’t take action, the AI & human agents at your disposal won’t either. (2) Pattern recognition Since AI is lowering execution cost, it raises the premium on discernment. Knowing *what* to do and *why becomes more important.* People who can articulate clear goals, course correct & assess outcomes will be more valuable. (3) EQ Since ‘systems’ will involve AI & human agents, having soft skills (empathy, judgment, and communication skill) lets you direct human agents who in-turn control a larger force of AI agents.
what does managing AI mean to me? It means consciously managing my own evolution. It’s about re-allocating my focus from providing the answers to framing the right questions. It’s about trading the comfort of execution for the responsibility of judgment. Execution has become a commodity. Your strategic judgment is now the scarce asset.
When AI Becomes Your Partner, Managing It Becomes Your Job
In an era of AI, the most powerful professionals are portfolio thinkers: Capable across disciplines Nimble in uncertainty Valuable in unexpected ways
George K Mathew • The Invisible Wall: How to Unlock Hidden Potential in Your Career, Finances, and Life in the AI Age.
Your superpower is framing unstructured challenges, evaluating AI’s outputs for bias or missing context, and synthesizing diverse information to make strategic decisions. You ask the right questions and interpret the answers.
George K Mathew • The Invisible Wall: How to Unlock Hidden Potential in Your Career, Finances, and Life in the AI Age.
The liberating arts are:
- Logic : how to derive truth from known facts
- Statistics : how to understand the implications of data
- Rhetoric : how to persuade, and spot persuasion tactics
- Research : how to gather information on an unknown subject
- (Practical) Psychology : how to discern and understand the true motives of others
- Investment : how to manage
DAN KOE • Learn These AI-proof Skills if You Want to Be in the Top 1%
I’ve come to believe that agency — the ability to start, decide, act, adapt, and follow through — is rising in importance as AI continues to spread. We’re used to seeing raw intelligence as the ultimate advantage, but something is shifting. Intelligence is now everywhere. It’s on tap. It’s no longer scarce. The rare thing now is the ability and... See more