A long AI essay argues skills still matter as models gain more power
nptacek · x · 2026-07-22
The quoted long post argues that builders should be more ambitious and use AI wisely, because skills and taste still matter a lot.
It defines superintelligence as systems exceeding humans across essentially all domains, especially strategic agency, and says current models may be superhuman in code generation and recall while still falling short in long-horizon reasoning and other areas.
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