The story of an engineer charging $10,000 for a single hammer tap illustrates the importance of expertise. When AI systems assist or take over complex tasks, they remove friction, which is often necessary for learning and developing expertise. The concern is that this lack of struggle and problem-solving may undermine our ability to gain deep understanding and mastery in fields such as software development and entrepreneurship. Facing challenges is crucial to developing nuanced skills and adapting to failures is part of the journey towards expertise.
When we use AI systems to do work for us, the abstraction of planning, individual execution of steps, and adaptive behavior to overcome problems gets abstracted away from us.
Friction in learning allows individuals to confront setbacks, failures, and mistakes, essential components in developing true expertise and mastery.
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