Episode 2791 CWSA 03/27/25 — Scott Adams Philosophy

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So once again I think we're going to learn that the people who have all the advantages—and in this case it would be the rich, smart people—probably can get a huge advantage from using AI as part of their process. But I'm not so sure that AI is going to work for every kind of student. It might only work for the top students, and then everybody else has to figure it out. We'll see. But I have some questions about that.

Well, Tom Homan gets another win, I guess. They captured one of the top three MS-13 leaders in the United States. And this was a 24-year-old. So he was one of the top three MS-13 leaders in the country. He was running the entire East Coast operations. Now the first thing that jumped out at me about this story is wow, good work, Tom Homan, capturing a top leader of MS-13. The second thing that jumped out was he's only 24. Wow. You know, the one thing about MS-13 they don't tell you is what a great economic opportunity it is, because there are not many—there just aren't that many jobs where you could be leading a major organization at the age of 24. So good for you, MS-13. They are not discriminating against young people. Plenty of opportunity. S

Wisdom from this episode

"The people who have all the advantages—and in this case it would be the rich, smart people—probably can get a huge advantage from using AI as part of their process. But I'm not so sure that AI is going to work for every kind of student. It might only work for the top students, and then everybody else has to figure it out."

AI tends to amplify existing advantages, giving the already rich and smart an even bigger edge while offering limited value to average students who will still need to find their own path.