The Matthew Gradient
The Matthew Gradient describes how generative AI amplifies existing
differences in competence. Above a threshold, AI acts as a force
multiplier. Below it, it extracts value and produces workslop.
This site explores why productivity scales while judgment does not,
and why organizations often see neutral or negative returns from AI
adoption despite rapid model improvements.
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interactive model.