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5 Strategies to Learn Better with AI (and Traps to Avoid)
Recently, I shared my predictions about how AI will change the process of learning. In short, I expect that AI will reduce the need for many skills, potentially dumbing down the typical user. Just as the invention of writing made us worse at remembering things and the invention of the calculator made us worse at […]
Will AI Make Us Stupid?
I’ve been thinking a lot about how AI is going to affect the future of learning. If you’re just arriving, I’ve previously written about which sorts of skills will matter in an AI future and vibe coding as a possible model of what’s to come for skilled work. One of my tentative conclusions is that […]
Is Vibe Coding the Future of Skilled Work?
Does the future of work look more like assigning an AI agent to do your job? If so, what does that mean for human intelligence?
I'm a Wall Street Journal bestselling author, podcast host, computer programmer and an avid reader. Since 2006, I've published weekly essays on this website to help people like you learn and think better. My work has been featured in The New York Times, BBC, TEDx, Pocket, Business Insider and more. I don't promise I have all the answers, just a place to start.