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The Skill Code: How to Save Human Ability in an Age of Intelligent Machines,

June 12, 2024

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After spending a decade studying expert-novice relationships, Matt Beane discovered that skill is essentially built through three essentials: challenge, complexity and connection. But Beane also found that all three are being quietly dismantled by AI and robotics. In The Skill Code he offers a practical guide to protecting human expertise in an age of intelligent machines.

About the authorMatt Beane is a Digital Fellow at the IDE and an Assistant Professor in the Technology Management program at the University of California, Santa Barbara.