For most of history, intelligence was a scarce resource. If you could think faster, remember more, and solve complex problems better than others, you had an edge. Schools and careers were built around this advantage. But that world is gone.
Now, with advanced AI, especially large language models (LLMs), has changed the equation. Intelligence, at least in the traditional sense, is no longer the bottleneck.
We now have AI systems that can process information faster than any human, write better than most professionals, and pass graduate-level exams in multiple disciplines.
The result? The value of raw intelligence has plummeted. The
