
There’s a moving frontier between AI territory and human territory. On one side: tasks that AI handles autonomously. On the other: work that still requires human judgment.
Benchmarked Territory
These capabilities have crossed the frontier. AI handles them with near-perfect reliability:
- Code generation & debugging
- Document summarization
- Data extraction & formatting
- Translation & localization
- Content moderation
- Support ticket routing
The common thread: these tasks have objective success metrics. A computer can verify if the output is correct.
Unbenchmarked Territory
These domains still require human involvement:
- Relationship building
- Creative strategy
- Ethical judgment calls
- Political navigation
- Brand voice development
- Trust-based decisions
The common thread: no objective success metric exists. Success is subjective, contextual, or only knowable long after the decision.
The Frontier Is Moving
Every new benchmark pushes the frontier. What was unbenchmarkable yesterday becomes benchmarked today. But some domains—those involving trust, relationships, and subjective judgment—may resist measurement indefinitely.
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