When AI Does the Judging Too, Humans Risk Becoming Middle Managers of Their Own Progress
citrini · x · 2026-09-05
citrini challenges the mainstream narrative that AI will free humans from drudgery for creative work. As AI moves beyond execution into judgment, creativity, and purpose, the boundary between AI and human work destabilizes, risking a future where humans merely supervise systems they no longer understand. Key points: drudgery is better defined as work without agency—and AI can create more of it; coders already report losing meaning as AI 'solves' coding; self-actualization may erode without hard-won success. The author speculates on a 'meaning economy' investment theme and a near-term trade in accountability itself, e.g., insurers selling the right to blame a human when AI work fails.
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