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<li>Algorithms are everywhere in daily life; they are not remote, inaccessible knowledge. In fact, we have already learned many algorithms without realizing it and use them to solve problems large and small.</li>
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<p>If specific job skills are like the techniques of a martial art, foundational subjects are more like the underlying strength that makes those techniques effective.</p>
<p>I believe the purpose of learning algorithms—and other foundational subjects—is not to implement them from scratch at work. It is to use what we have learned to respond and make judgments professionally when solving problems, improving the overall quality of our work. For a simple example, every programming language has a built-in sorting function:</p>
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<p>To quote Mu Li: “An agent is an ability multiplier: it multiplies your ability by 10. It is not an adder that adds 10 to your ability.”</p>
<p>If AI multiplies our ability, then that starting ability matters too. I think two kinds of ability are especially worth developing. The first is communication, particularly collaboration with AI: state the goal clearly, supply the necessary context, and correct the course promptly. Explaining a problem to AI also helps us clarify it for ourselves. The second is foundational knowledge. AI can fill in the details, but we need to understand the basic concepts ourselves to ask relevant questions, judge what is correct, and turn its output into useful results.</p>
<p>One distinctive feature of AI is that, unlike earlier tools, it has no clear boundaries to its functionality. It is a little like water, taking different shapes in different people's hands. The stronger a person's abilities and the better their taste, the more pronounced AI's multiplying effect becomes.</p>
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