Ben Fielding: today's AI automates knowledge work, not judgment — next era needs world models for decision advantage
benfielding · x · 2026-09-09
AI researcher Ben Fielding argues that current AI systems merely automate knowledge work, not judgment or decision-making. The next era of AI will deliver decision advantage and requires a fundamentally different approach to design and training — he's betting on the world model route.
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