From production to judgment: AI shifts the value of core skills
competitive__friend · reddit · 2026-09-01
The author observes a shift in skill value driven by AI: the bottleneck is no longer generating answers but judging their quality.
- AI's limits: Convincing output may contain subtle errors or nonsense, requiring discernment from the user.
- Skill shift: High-value skills move from "I can produce this" to "I can judge if this is correct and useful," including knowing how to prompt, spot errors, and understand constraints.
- Concern: What happens to those who master prompting but lack underlying skills?
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