AI is multiplicative, not additive: most people are multiplying by zero
mariofilhoml · x · 2026-11-02
The author revises his view of AI: he used to think it was an additive technology that would bring the least insightful, most repetitive people "up to baseline" — now he realizes it's multiplicative, and most people are multiplying by zero.
The quote resonated as a sharp framing of the debate over whether AI amplifies existing ability or substitutes for its absence.
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