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The Fundamental Problem with AI

April 10, 2026 · AI

I used AI. It worked. I hated it.: Taggart Tech

There’s a fundamental problem with these tools beyond the capacity of any deployment strategy to solve: the tool requires expertise to validate, but its use diminishes expertise and stunts its growth. How does one become an expert? There are no shortcuts; there is only continuous hard work and dedication. I was once told of writing, great writers learn how to break the rules in new and ingenious ways by first learning the rules.

This is the same problem that I've been thinking about. Current software developers are able to verify and review the AI's work because they're experts. But what happens when people stop learning and acquiring the expertise?