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Card #c73IR // #c73Synthesis

Weak human + machine + better process was superior to a strong computer alone and, more remarkably, superior to a strong human + machine + inferior process.

— In our words · Source: The Second Machine Age (Erik Brynjolfsson & Andrew McAfee)

[Use when]

When designing how your team actually uses AI tools.

[Why it matters]

Freestyle chess proved the formula: process beats both raw talent and raw compute. The amateurs with three laptops beat grandmasters with supercomputers — how you combine with the machine matters more than either side alone.

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