How to Learn Taste - Scott H Young

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In a world where AI can generate the solution to many problems, human creativity may depend on finding the right problems to solve.

In my recent essays about how AI is shaping learning and the future of work , one conclusion that came up in the many comments was the importance of good taste. For instance, AI agents can now write a lot of code, but human experts still seem better at deciding what sorts of code ought to be written. AI tools are good at finding solutions, but less useful for figuring out the best problems to solve in the first place. In other words, current AI may be proficient, but it lacks taste. But what exactly is taste? And, if taste matters (and may be a remaining bastion of human ingenuity), how do you

How to Learn Taste - Scott H Young

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