Same superintelligence, wildly different outcomes: judgment is earned by daily use
McDonaghMatthew · x · 2026-10-20
Matthew McDonagh imagines two people with the same superintelligence: one experiments daily, the other just reads updates. Six months later, same tech, vastly different ability—the experimenter accumulates examples, learns to frame problems and verify outputs. Tools get easier for everyone, but the judgment to use them well must be earned.
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