AI’s productivity gains may come from pairing human judgment with computer-scale power
srimisra · x · 2026-07-27
Noahpinion argues that AI may transform productivity not by becoming far smarter than a single human or by solving ever-harder math problems, but by combining human-like intelligence with the vast, non-human capabilities of computers.
The post frames AI’s biggest economic impact as a systems-level pairing of human judgment with machine-scale computation rather than a standalone superhuman mind.
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