10% of Antonym: The Two Lawyers Edition

10% of Antonym: The Two Lawyers Edition

10% version of this week’s Antonym version (1,652 words down to 161 words).

Gen AI is a cognitive accelerator – a turbocharger for the brain. But what happens when acceleration has consequences?

Consider two lawyers: one brilliant, one average. Both get AI tools. The gifted one quickly excels, but the steady performer does something fascinating: they dive deeper, building custom algorithms and reimagining their entire practice. `


We're moving from a world where being the smartest person in the room was enough, to one where adaptability and innovation matter more. Like in AI-augmented chess, winners aren't the best traditional players, but those who learn to work with AI most effectively.

Also this week: Our AI Power Hour launches (60 minutes to transform your workflow), Mark Zuckerberg covers T-Pain (yes, really), Google's Gemini proves powerful but prissy, and I'm lost in Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow – a book that grabs your attention and refuses to let go.

The race doesn't always go to the most gifted – it goes to those who never stop learning how to run better.

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