Skills and AI
8 long-form articles on skills and artificial intelligence by Sahir Maharaj, Lead Data Scientist and Microsoft MVP. Practical, research-grounded essays on how AI is changing skills.
Relationships That Do Not Require Verification
When proof gets harder, genuine trust becomes more valuable.
Knowledge vs Wisdom in the Age of AI
AI can give us the facts. It still cannot tell us what matters.
The Most Dangerous AI Skill Is Blind Confidence
AI sounds certain even when it is wrong. Knowing when to doubt is the real skill.
AI Will Reward People Who Think Clearly
The bottleneck moved from production to cognition. That changes who wins.
AI Has Created a New Kind of Expert
Fluent, confident, and thin. What happens when the expertise signal stops working.
Why the Quality of Your Curiosity Matters
When answers are cheap, the scarce resource is a question worth asking.
Your Company Will Not Replace You With AI
It will replace five of you with one person who knows how to run the tools.
The Last Profession to Fall
Which professional skills actually survive when AI can do most of the job.