
Why Competence Beats Intelligence in the Age of AI
A lot of people are terrified that Artificial Intelligence is going to make humans obsolete.Honestly? I think the opposite is true. What AI is doing—faster than most people realize—is commodifying intelligence. And when something becomes commodified, its value drops. That’s not a philosophical statement; it’s basic economics. For most of human history, specialized knowledge was rare. If you knew something others didn’t, you could charge a premium for it. Today?




