The Skill Code for entry level jobs, economics of superintelligence, future visions with AI, and more

August 04, 2025

“With AI, the human role is becoming that of a shepherd — you just have to nudge the flock of intelligent algorithms.” — Garry Kasparov

The impact of AI on entry level jobs and how to respond

One of the hottest discussions at the moment is the impact of AI on entry level jobs, with some saying they will be decimated. Our interview with Matt Beane, author of much discussed book The Skill Code, digs into the challenges and the solutions. It’s well worth a listen.

I will be in the Middle East in the later part of September to speak at The Futurists Summit in Dubai and potentially do board sessions on AI for a couple of clients. Let me know if your organization could have interest in getting me in while I’m in the region.

Be well!

Ross

 

📖In this issue

  • Framework: Levels of AI delegation in decision-making

  • Vision boards become AI-generated future success videos

  • How AI agents organized a human event

  • The economics of superintelligence

  • Podcast: Matt Beane on the 3 Cs of skill development, AI augmentation design templates, inverted apprenticeships, and AI for skill enhancement

💡Framework: Levels of AI delegation in decision-making

This is not a new framework, but I’m sharing it again as I’m thinking a lot about the next steps from this.

AI are rapidy playing a larger role in decisions, and this is just the beginning. One of the most useful ways to think about organizations is as a set of decision rights. So what happens to organizational structures and workflows as decisions become AI only or Humans + AI? We need to map this out.

🧠🤖Humans + AI

Vision boards become AI-generated future success videos

Visualization can be a powerful tool for performance and achievement. What happens when we can literally see ourselves succeed? Is this more powerful, or does it disconnect dreams from reality?

How AI agents organized a human event

This story is more about independent AI, but it is still Humans + AI in bringing humans together. A fascinating story about the intentions of a group of AI agents and how they struggled but succeeded in organizing an event.

The economics of superintelligence

This week’s Economist looks at the “economics of superintelligence”, suggesting that annual 20% economic growth is plausible, and looking at the potential outcomes, including a complete reconfiguration of labor and massive concentration of value to capital over labor.

🎙️This week’s podcast episode

Matt Beane on the 3 Cs of skill development, AI augmentation design templates, inverted apprenticeships, and AI for skill enhancement  

Why you should listen

The impact of AI on entry level jobs and career progression is one of the biggest stories today. Matt Beane, author of The Skill Code, has done over a decade’s research and is one of the most cogent thinkers on this, this is required listening today.

Thanks for reading!

Ross Dawson and team