Many years ago, someone tried to get me into cryptocurrencies. "They're the future of money!" they said. I replied saying that I'd rather wait until they were more useful, less volatile, easier to use, and utterly reliable. "You don't want to get left behind, do you?" They countered. That struck me as a bizarre sentiment. What is there to be left behind from? If BitCoin (or whatever) is going…
At least for Bitcoin it made some level of sense.
With AI?
If it really gets that good that everyone needs to use it, I can just ask AI how to use AI like a pro.
Or I can just tell AI to use AI for me (isn’t that what OpenClaw is?)
Author likely isn’t talking about generic chatbot use, but about agentic systems that are being pushed for automating everything to the point you don’t have to touch your keyboard or move cursors anymore.
Yeah it takes 0 skill. People thinking they’re Paul Allen because they typed a prompt is humorous. Its often the types who have absolutely no clue how computers work that are obsessed with llm slop.
Bitcoin makes sense when the government prints 40% more currency and inflates assets, like Covid.
Good point, although I was referring to the “don’t get left behind” notion specifically.
As a pro who is forced to use AI, I did this a lot when I was learning how to use it.
Yep. Subagents are a very normal part of AI tools