AI isn't a skill leveler, argues dev: it's a 'magnitude increaser' in the direction you were already heading
cephaloform · x · 2026-10-04
Blogger somewheresy argues that AI acts as a 'magnitude increaser' — amplifying whatever direction a person was already heading — rather than a tool that lifts average performers to expert level.
He admits his 2023 theory that arming everyone with AI would broadly upskill people was quickly disproven: middling performers just got a 'Mid-Cannon.' The observation feeds into ongoing debates about AI's impact on skill distribution and employment.
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