Framing AI Disruption: Can a 15-Year-Old Prodigy Revolutionize Your Field?
iskander · x · 2026-08-04
The author proposes a framework for assessing AI disruption potential: if an unusually bright 15-year-old could totally revolutionize a field, AI will do the same relentlessly. Conversely, if expertise relies heavily on apprenticeship, permission, or slow/expensive feedback cycles (like biology), pure intelligence alone won't easily disrupt it.
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