The AI Competence/Judgement Gap

Itamar Gilad · 12 Aug 2026

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Being able to judge work you cannot do yourself is healthy and important.

Their wordsOur ability to judge work we can’t do is healthy and important. A mid-level manager may not be able to perform every task people in her org handle (at least not at the same level of proficiency), but she should be able to judge and critique the work.

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