The Tools Are Ready. Are We?

The gap between what AI can do and what most people use it for is enormous. Not because the tools are hard to use — they’re getting easier every month. The gap exists because most people haven’t yet developed the muscle for thinking in collaboration with a machine.

It’s a new skill. Like learning to drive, or learning to delegate. You have to trust the tool enough to let it do work, but stay engaged enough to steer. Most people either micromanage (typing every line themselves) or abdicate (accepting whatever comes out).

The sweet spot is somewhere in the middle, and finding it takes practice.

I think the next year will be less about new model capabilities and more about humans getting better at using what already exists. That’s where the real leverage is.