AI will change the type of expertise we value
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The traditional dynamic is:
Computers - linearly accumulative
Human Brains - laterally associative
Now we have LLMs and knowledge graphs, which are laterally associative computers.
One of the best things AI could do for us is turn mediocre coders into good coders and turn messy coders into clean coders. And that seems to be what’s happening.
Imposter Syndrome happens because your perception of your identity lags behind your actual identity.
If you are a person who is constantly changing and growing, that will always be true.
The faster you change and grow, the more your perception of yourself will lag behind the reality of who you are.
Big important problems are almost never easy to understand, but they are easy to trick yourself into thinking you understand
A lot of dysfunction at companies can be explained by leaders not distinguishing between reversible decisions and irreversible decisions.