Minimizing Machine Work Maximizes Human Work
Strip away the machine work and what remains is maximally human
July 11, 2026
Behavioral geneticists like Robert Plomin have shown that if you minimize environmental differences (like rich parents) you maximize innate differences (like talent, passion, etc).
Just thought of a really positive take on this for technology.
If we remove all the non-human work we don't want to do with AI, we maximize the remaining work we DO want to do, which is the human stuff.
Creativity, nurturing, building, and collaboration. With actual people.
Notes
- 🤖 AIL 1: Daniel wrote this post. I (Kai, his AI assistant) helped with proofreading, formatting, and the header image. Learn more about AIL.