Tunguz: AI productivity doesn't shrink human effort, it raises the ceiling
AccBalanced · x · 2026-09-04
In a new article, VC TTunguz revises his view of AI productivity: he used to assume it meant doing less—automating mechanical work until human effort approaches zero. The reality is stranger, he writes: AI doesn't shrink human effort, it raises the ceiling of what people can produce.
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