Addy Osmani argues that AI generation is cheap but taste and judgment still gate shipping
addyosmani · x · 2026-08-04
Addy Osmani argues that taste is the ability to recognize quality without complete evidence, while judgment is the willingness to commit under risk. The post frames taste as something developed through repetition and exposure to great work, not through metrics alone.
- Taste answers: “Which one is good?”
- Judgment answers: “Do we ship it?”
- The visual in the post contrasts taste as a selector with judgment as the person who signs off on consequences.
- The broader point is that AI has made generation cheap, but deciding what deserves to ship remains the scarce skill.
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