Anthropic's AI fluency chief says the best AI users know when to do the work themselves
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Calling out a ‘discernment tax’ is a useful lens—net gains from AI depend on when you choose not to use it as much as when you do. Train teams to recognize tasks where AI review overhead outweighs benefit, or you’ll quietly erode productivity while thinking you’re automating.
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