AI collapses three team roles into one, fueling the rise of super-individuals
dotey · x · 2026-09-16
A widely shared take (retweeted by dotey) argues teams rely on three kinds of people: those who continuously define problems and decide what not to do; results-owning leads who pull the team toward outcomes the right way; and domain experts who keep teams functioning under complex tasks.
AI makes it easy for all three traits to land on a single person, which is why so many "super-individuals" and one-person companies are emerging — work that once required a team can now be run end-to-end by one person with AI.
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