THIS is the 2026 AI skill #AI #aiagents #agents #automation #AItools
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Prompting was the first skill for us, Prompting was the first skill for us, right? Back in 2023. We had to learn how right? Back in 2023. We had to learn how right? Back in 2023. We had to learn how to ask better questions. And And that's to ask better questions. And And that's to ask better questions. And And that's still a useful skill because it forces still a useful skill because it forces still a useful skill because it forces us to articulate. Delegation was the us to articulate. Delegation was the us to articulate. Delegation was the next skill. We had to learn how to hand next skill. We had to learn how to hand next skill. We had to learn how to hand over real work. That's a very 2025 over real work. That's a very 2025 over real work. That's a very 2025 thing. Maintenance is a 2026 skill thing. Maintenance is a 2026 skill thing. Maintenance is a 2026 skill because useful agents become our because useful agents become our because useful agents become our responsibility. So, here's your decision responsibility. So, here's your decision responsibility. So, here's your decision rule, very easy. If a system can read rule, very easy. If a system can read rule, very easy. If a system can read important context, produce work you act important context, produce work you act important context, produce work you act on, or your team acts on, touch a on, or your team acts on, touch a on, or your team acts on, touch a workflow other people depend on, it workflow other people depend on, it workflow other people depend on, it needs an owner now. If it's yours, you needs an owner now. If it's yours, you needs an owner now. If it's yours, you own it. If it belongs to the team, the own it. If it belongs to the team, the own it. If it belongs to the team, the team needs to name one person as an team needs to name one person as an team needs to name one person as an owner. And if nobody's willing to own owner. And if nobody's willing to own owner. And if nobody's willing to own it, it probably shouldn't be doing it, it probably shouldn't be doing it, it probably shouldn't be doing important work, and you should think important work, and you should think important work, and you should think about decommissioning it.
Summary
The transcript discusses the evolution of essential tech skills, starting with prompting in 2023, moving to delegation in 2025, and highlighting maintenance as a key skill for 2026 as useful AI agents emerge. The practical takeaway is that any system capable of producing work that others depend on requires a designated owner, otherwise, it should be considered for decommissioning.