
Generalist or Specialist — Who wins in the AI era?
Hard problems don’t always yield to deeper expertise. As AI transforms work, we revisit a timeless question: who actually thrives — specialists or generalists? Or is the answer more nuanced?
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Hard problems don’t always yield to deeper expertise. As AI transforms work, we revisit a timeless question: who actually thrives — specialists or generalists? Or is the answer more nuanced?

Some of India’s most pressing problems are rooted in a design choice made at Independence — one that brought stability then, but limits competence today. The problem is, not enough is being done to correct it.

Recent calls to boycott gig work made me think of a forgotten, fascinating World War I story. It turns out, economics has always been better at surviving outrage than we think.

These 8 quotes have had a tremendous impact on my life, and I couldn’t think of a better way than sharing these to wish you a happy and joy-filled 2026!

We celebrate breakthroughs as sudden flashes of genius. But most of history’s biggest leaps began as small, uncertain steps taken by people who had no idea where the road would lead.