In a world where anyone can generate software to solve a problem, the primary constraint on progress is no longer engineering capacity ('who can code'). Instead, competitive advantage shifts to creativity, judgment, and the quality of ideas. This fundamentally breaks traditional organizational structures built around resource allocation for execution.

AI will empower creators by allowing them to translate ideas directly into finished products, bypassing traditional technical skill requirements like musical rhythm or film production. This shift will place a premium on raw creativity and vision over trained execution.

As AI agents handle the mechanics of code generation, the primary role of a developer is elevated. The new bottlenecks are not typing speed or syntax, but higher-level cognitive tasks: deciding what to build, designing system architecture, and curating the AI's work.

As AI commoditizes execution and intellectual labor, the only remaining scarce human skill will be judgment: the wisdom to know what to build, why, and for whom. This shifts economic value from effort and hard work to discernment and taste.

As AI handles analytical tasks, the most critical human skills are those it cannot replicate: setting aspirational goals, applying nuanced judgment, and demonstrating true orthogonal creativity. This shifts focus from credentials to raw intrinsic talent.

When AI can generate code and designs endlessly, creating "AI slop," the critical human contribution becomes judgment. The key challenge shifts from *building* to *deciding what to build* and evaluating the output's quality and security. The question is no longer "can we build it?" but "should we build it?"

AI will commoditize the *act* of creating content (the 'doing'). The value will shift entirely to the *idea* behind the content (the 'thinking'), making strategic creativity the most valuable skill.

The internet leveled the playing field by making information accessible. AI will do the same for intelligence, making expertise a commodity. The new human differentiator will be the creativity and ability to define and solve novel, previously un-articulable problems.

The mantra 'ideas are cheap' fails in the current AI paradigm. With 'scaling' as the dominant execution strategy, the industry has more companies than novel ideas. This makes truly new concepts, not just execution, the scarcest resource and the primary bottleneck for breakthrough progress.