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The “existential crisis” of knowledge work

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I’m in London this week for research and meetings, and a recurring theme keeps surfacing in my conversations: how is the nature of research evolving in a post-AI world? What’s clear is that Deep Research functions on OpenAI and Grok 3 are now surpassing human capabilities in many ways. Even David Perell, known for his widely popular writing courses, recently announced he’s winding down his business — calling it an “existential crisis” — largely …

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The “existential crisis” of knowledge work

I’m in London this week for research and meetings, and a recurring theme keeps surfacing in my conversations: how is the nature of research evolving in a post-AI world? What’s clear is that Deep Research functions on OpenAI and Grok 3 are now surpassing human capabilities in many ways. Even David Perell, known for his widely popular writing courses, recently announced he’s winding down his business — calling it an “existential crisis” — largely …

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There is proof that knowledge works. And it’s overwhelming.

Jill Barshay of The Hechinger Report is one of the better education journalists working today. She does her homework, understands research, and makes a visible effort to connect evidence with real-world teaching. Her recent piece, “The buzz around teaching facts to boost reading is bigger than the evidence for it,” raised concerns about the empirical support for knowledge-rich curricula in improving reading comprehension. She wrote, “There’s nev…

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