How AI is destroying every measurement we use to know if we’re winning Something extraordinary is happening right now, across every domain where measurement matters. In education: Test scores are at all-time highs. Students can pass exams with unprecedented efficiency. And yet—teachers report students cannot read critically, write coherently, or think independently at levels that … Proxy Collapse: When All Metrics Fail Simultaneously
Why optimization systems can cause civilizational damage without anyone being responsible There is a question no one in AI can answer. Not because the answer is controversial. Not because it requires complex technical knowledge. But because the infrastructure to answer it does not exist. The question is this: When an AI system makes humans measurably … The Optimization Liability Gap: Where AI Harm Goes to Disappear
How AI systems are creating the most productive incompetence in history You ship faster. You decide slower. You write more code. You understand less of it. You generate more content. You can explain less of what you created. You complete more tasks. You’ve forgotten how to start from scratch. This is not a productivity paradox. … The Capability Inversion: When Productivity Makes You Less Capable