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Finding Alpha: What’s Worth Consuming in the Age of AI

Tiago Forte · 22 Jul 2026 · fortelabs.com ↗

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  1. Our reading

    Large language models give people broad exposure to average human output at the cost of exceptional, original results.

    Their wordsThey've given us broad, passive exposure to the market average, but at the cost of suppressing upside

  2. Our reading

    Details are the essential substance of human communication, creativity and productivity.

    Their wordsDetails are the very heart and substance of human communication, creativity, and productivity.

  3. Our reading

    Language models cannot hold a genuine perspective or take a stand for what they believe.

    Their wordsBut for LLMs, it shows that they have no skin in the game and will never take a stand for what they believe in regardless of what it costs. They are perspective generators, not perspective holders.