What if AI becomes superhuman at math/code but lags in business?
williawa · x · 2026-08-28
The author argues that people aren't thinking hard enough about a world where "verifiable domains" (math, code, cyber) advance rapidly while others lag. If agents remain unable to run a business in a year but become superhuman at SWE tasks and math, what does that look like? Does it change everything? Does it unlock opportunities in engineering bottlenecked by complexity?
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