More context isn't better context: AI can do a task perfectly on the wrong thing
rohanpaul_ai · x · 2026-09-07
kimmonismus argues an AI can complete a task perfectly and still spend your time on the wrong thing — an assistant may write excellent meeting notes yet fail to notice the deadline changed and priorities shifted. rohanpaulai adds: more context isn't necessarily better context; the challenge is making the right connections without letting irrelevant history influence the result.
As AI takes on more work, judgment about changing priorities matters more than raw execution — context engineering is about curation, not piling on more data.
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