Hot Take: AI Just Made Information Almost Worthless
Let me explain. 30 or 40 years ago, information had enormous value. If you wanted to learn a language, you needed a teacher. You needed to buy a dictionary or go to the library. If you wanted to open a business, you had to figure things out almost blindly. Information itself was the product. But now? AI can generate almost any information instantly. Ask ChatGPT: “How do I start a restaurant?” You’ll get a full step-by-step plan in seconds. So the real competitive advantage is no longer knowledge. It’s experience. AI can tell you what usually works. But it hasn’t: • survived real mistakes • developed intuition • learned from failure • built judgment That still comes from doing. Which raises an interesting question. In a world where AI gives everyone access to information… Does experience become the most valuable asset? Or will AI eventually replace that too?