steipete: In the AI Era, Willpower Is More Valuable Than Intelligence
steipete · x · 2026-07-08
Prominent developer steipete reshared a perspective on human value in the AGI era: as intelligence becomes abundant, willpower will become more valuable. Those who make an impact won't be the ones passively using AI to reduce their workload, but rather those who actively wrestle with AI and develop their own mental capabilities to achieve more.
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