AI shrinks skill half-life, pushing learning market from watching to doing
DavidLinthicum · x · 2026-08-22
David Linthicum argues the professional learning market is going through an architectural shift like those seen in cloud and data: value is moving to the point of work. The course-as-atomic-unit model — find a course, watch it, apply later — is no longer enough.
AI has changed the clock speed of skills: the useful life of technical capabilities keeps shrinking while pressure to be productive with new tools grows. Learners now want faster relevance, better context, and help applying knowledge to the work in front of them — moving the market from watching to doing.
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