Tom Slater
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first heard May 2026
last heard 11 May
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It's doing the things that you don't want to do, that effortful struggle and generate, build investing in yourself and your own capabilities.
that will be most important over the long run.
And it's master a task first before you start utilizing these tools to make yourself more productive at it.
Well, I do think it's really hard because you have this constant battle for survival in the corporate world.
You have to be cost effective.
But it seems to me very short-sighted if you allow the current generation of experienced professionals to get a huge productivity bump from these tools, but you don't think about how you replace them.
you know, how the next set of, you know, the next generation of professionals will actually operate.
Because we can all see the flaws in these tools, you know, a deep understanding of how they work and ability to, you know, there's a whole set of cognitive skills which will be necessary for the next generation, which weren't necessary for our generation.
The ability to orchestrate these tools, the ability to break down tasks in such a way that you can use these tools to answer the sub-questions and recompose that information.
There's a whole set of different cognitive abilities which are necessary to use these tools effectively.
But it's don't neglect the basics, the fundamental understanding of the job that you're trying to do and the ability to solve problems and investing in people with the capability to do that, because otherwise it's a false productivity game.
Honestly, I don't really think that there is a particular investment implication from this.
I went into it because it was something I was interested in.
I was interested in how it was affecting me.
I was thinking about what it means for my kids.
I think that this sort of narrower investment standpoint, it is this really tricky balance between driving productivity and making sure you have the capabilities for the future.
Yes, I completely agree with you.
And that's, come back to the title of the paper, AI isn't coming for your job, it's coming for your mind.
If you passively accept that outcome, then the question is, what job are you suitable for in this world where there's some set of activities?
And I think a useful model for this is, don't think of AI replacing jobs, think of AI replacing tasks.
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