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?