AI will reward systems thinkers: Sinead Bovell on expertise beyond professional boundaries
avicgoldfarb · x · 2026-10-29
Sinead Bovell argues again that we are entering an era that rewards systems thinkers:
- Systems thinking means understanding how parts of a broader system connect and influence each other over time: recognizing feedback loops, anticipating consequences, and seeing how a decision in one area creates trade-offs in another
- Professional boundaries have always been narrower than the consequences of our work; as AI blurs those boundaries and the world interconnects non-linearly, systems thinking becomes essential
- She rejects the "end of expertise" narrative, but argues the ability to zoom out and connect across systems will be crucial
An opinion piece on skill structures in the AI era, with a longer Substack essay attached.
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