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AI Breakdown · August 16, 2026 · 29m 13s

The New Problems AI Is Creating (And How People Are Solving Them)

AI is generating a host of new challenges even as it solves old ones. NLW surveys the emerging landscape of AI slop, escalating token costs, unevenly distributed productivity gains, workforce deskilling, and the critical need to preserve human expertise. He highlights how individuals and organizations are starting to respond, including research suggesting that treating AI as a reasoning partner is key to high-impact use.

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AI as a Reasoning Partner
Research from KPMG and the University of Texas at Austin shows that the most effective AI users treat the technology like a reasoning partner, a skill that can be taught at scale.
The Deluge of AI Slop
The internet is becoming flooded with low-quality, auto-generated content — 'AI slop' — and people and companies are developing ways to filter and combat it.

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