The Leverage of Being an AI Expert in a Niche
eptwts · x · 2026-07-19
The author argues that becoming an "AI expert" in a specific niche will become a highly leveraged position.
The core reason: years of accumulated deep industry knowledge combined with basic AI capabilities are enough to establish authority; the key is not excessive technicality but whether you truly understand the processes you want to automate with agents. They also believe that various industries are trying to replace workload or labor with agents, so the best strategy is to position yourself in your own industry early and build a personal brand around this direction.
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