Deleting most Skill rules made GPT 6 better, sparking 'Skill is dead' debate
xiaohu · x · 2026-09-06
The author shares that after having GPT 6 delete many Skill rules, coding, frontend and even writing improved noticeably — the model is smarter and better at tool use, so giving it more freedom pays off. He argues Skills matter less now (some even say 'Skill is dead'), and extends this to AI office software: current products are on the wrong path, will be subsumed by model capabilities, and should pivot toward automation, likely cloud-based.
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