Why AI Makes Smart People Worse — And Why We Didn’t Notice
The most experienced professionals are becoming less capable faster than novices. Output increases. Judgment collapses. Nobody measured what mattered. I. The Pattern Senior Professionals Notice A CTO with fifteen years of architecture experience begins using AI coding assistance. Productivity doubles. Code ships faster. Metrics improve across every dimension management tracks. Six months later, a junior … Why AI Makes Smart People Worse — And Why We Didn’t Notice