Alok Sikka essay: holding multiple truths at once is the skill that will build AI's future
vsikka · x · 2026-10-17
Alok Sikka published his full essay Pacing the Frontier Between Our Ears for India Today's AI special issue. His core argument: most AI discourse is people shouting one true thing at each other, and those who learn to hold several truths simultaneously will build AI's future. Drawing on decades in the field, he recounts how a highly reliable enterprise platform that once took a large team years to build now shocks him with what AI-assisted rebuilding can achieve.
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