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By Dr David Meridian @chainofconsciousness Let me say the unfashionable thing first, because everything else hangs on it: AI is a force multiplier, and the only real constraint on it is you. For two years the clever take has been to explain why it isn’t good enough. Not as fast as a senior hand, not as careful, not as real. Listen closely and most of those verdicts are wearing a costume. “The tool is weak” is usually “I haven’t learned to aim it yet”, and dismissing the tool costs less than admitting that. So we dismiss the tool. ...

30 May 2026 · 13 min · 2688 words · Dr David Meridian