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What Paul Graham thinks about AI and human skill

@paul-graham · 128 positions · On ppll ↗

Co-founder of Y Combinator and Viaweb; essayist at paulgraham.com.

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5 dated positions, 2024 to 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Paul Graham has said — not written or endorsed by them.

  1. Our readingMany things only worked because there is a limit to the rate at which humans can operate.

    Their wordsThere were a lot of things that only worked because there's a limit to the rate at which humans can operate.

    ↗@paulg on Xx.com

  2. 8 days earlier

  3. Our readingWatch repair seems a promising career that is fairly resistant to AI.

    Their wordsIf you know anyone looking for a good and fairly AI-proof career, watchmaker (= watch repairer) seems a promising one. Every watchmaker seems to have more work than he can handle, mechanical watches are increasingly popular, and it will be a while before AI does this.

    ↗@paulg on Xx.com

  4. 5 weeks earlier

  5. Our readingIn ten years few people will be able to write, or want to read, anything longer than a page or two — and the few who still can will be powerful.

    Their wordsThere may not be many people left in 10 years who can write, or want to read, things longer than a page or two. But there will be at least a few of us, and we'll be a powerful club.

    ↗@paulg on Xx.com

  6. 23 months earlier

  7. Our readingWithin a couple of decades there will not be many people who can write, because AI has removed the pressure to learn.

    Their wordsI'm usually reluctant to make predictions about technology, but I feel fairly confident about this one: in a couple decades there won't be many people who can write.

    ↗Writes and Write-Notspaulgraham.com 1st of 5 in this piece

  9. Our readingIntelligence is becoming a choice rather than a byproduct of daily work: there will still be smart people, but only those who choose to be.

    Their wordsThere will still be smart people, but only those who choose to be.

    ↗Writes and Write-Notspaulgraham.com 5th of 5 in this piece