Surge: professional intelligence needs breadth, narrow skills, and taste
echen · x · 2026-08-19
Follow-up in the same thread: models need broad long-horizon abilities and narrow skills like chart reading, plus soft skills — nobody wants a perfectly reasoned but dense report; the things that inspire us need judgment and taste.
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