OpenAI reveals the AI-era workplace skills that matter most
THE SO WHAT
If OpenAI’s own data shows coding is automating fastest while judgment and prioritization retain value, the leverage point shifts from ‘who can write code’ to ‘who can decide what’s worth building and shipping’. For operators, hiring and promotion criteria should tilt toward decision quality and domain context, assuming baseline AI-augmented technical skills.
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