Harvard’s AI-and-work series asks what humans still do better than AI
garrytan · x · 2026-07-23
David Deming’s three-part Harvard series argues for what remains valuable in the age of AI and where humans still have an edge.
- The post recommends the full YouTube series on AI & Work.
- The third video has only 173 views, despite covering a careful argument about human value as AI advances.
- The framing is explicitly about what people will still do well and how to think about anxiety around AI.
- The attached thumbnails show the three episodes: likability/social skills, relationships over data, and AI beating you at everything.
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