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How to Stay Great When AI Is Good Enough | Matt Beane, UC Santa BarBara

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Matt Beane, Associate Professor of Technology Management at UC Santa Barbara & author of The Skill Code, breaks down why AI's endless flood of B+ work is a trillion-dollar threat to human skill, and how challenge, complexity, and connection keep people learning when experts no longer need novices. He also shares what leaders and organizations should do before the deskilling bill comes due.00:00 Intro01:17 Don't Let AI Dumb You Down01:33 The B+ Trap02:31 The Trillion-Dollar Deskilling02:50 Fighters vs. Coasters03:30 Burning Tokens, Running in Circles04:00 Reward the B+ Killers04:37 What Shadow Learners Reveal About How We Build Skill07:03 The Skill Code - Three C's07:59 Challenge - Learn at the Edge09:16 Complexity - See the Whole System11:29 Connection - Trust Is a Skill12:58 What Leaders Must Do Now13:09 Learn in Public13:56 Hire Juniors, Learn Both Ways - Inverted Apprenticeship14:56 When AI Beats Us at EverythingMore from Matt Beane: https://www.mattbeane.com/EO stands for Entrepreneur& Opportunities. As we're looking to feature more inspiring stories of entrepreneurs all over the world, don't hesitate to contact us at [email protected] | https://www.eomag.io/subscribe?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=descriptionLinkedIn | @EO STUDIO X | @eostudi0instagram | @eostudio.official Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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