AI in Ten Years

In 10 years, AI will be less visible but more integrated.

Today we talk about AI as a tool. Something you open, ask questions to, and get answers from. But that's not how technology usually ends up. The best tools disappear into the background.

In 10 years, AI won't be a chatbot. It will be a layer beneath everything you do. A context engine that understands what you're trying to achieve and helps you get there.

It won't feel magical. It will feel obvious. Just like autocorrect feels obvious now, even though it would have been science fiction 30 years ago.

But what won't be obvious is how this affects learning. If AI can always give you the answer, why learn anything?

The answer is that learning isn't about having answers. It's about building mental models that let you navigate the world. AI can give you facts, but it can't give you understanding.

Those who actively learn—who build deep models of how things work—will have a big advantage. Not because they know more than AI, but because they know how to use it.

In 10 years, the best learning tools won't be the ones that give you answers. They'll be the ones that help you ask better questions.