AI Is a Tool. Using It Well Takes Skill.
layer8 · hn · 2026-10-13
A blog post arguing that AI alone doesn't produce value—output quality depends on the user's own skill in prompting, verifying, and judging model outputs—sparked debate on Hacker News about whether AI lowers or raises the skill bar across professions.
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