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AI Made Technical Skills Cheap. 6 Unspoken Reasons Judgment Now Determines Your Value.

Why did doing more stop working, and decision-making start separating people?

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Glenda Carnate
January 11, 2026

Read time: 2.5 minutes

Work did not disappear. The meaning of value changed.

For a long time, being good at execution was enough. If you could build, analyze, or deliver faster than others, your value was obvious. Now the same work appears instantly, clean and confident, produced without friction. The room fills with answers, dashboards, and options, all technically correct and equally demanding attention.

What separates people now is not effort or speed, but judgment. The ones gaining trust are those who decide what matters, stop unnecessary work, and stand behind the outcome when the results show up.

The 6 reasons judgment now determines your value:

  1. Anyone can generate output, but few can set direction. While AI rapidly creates options, it's human judgment that identifies the path truly worth pursuing.

  2. Speed no longer proves skill. Quick results are expected by default. The true value now lies in recognizing when to pause, which prevents wasted effort and unnecessary complexity.

  3. There’s more data than ever, but clear conclusions remain rare. Visuals help conversations, but only decisive decisions actually drive progress.

  4. Learning tools is simple, but taking responsibility is not. Many can run the model; few take ownership of the results.

  5. There’s more noise than ever, but valuable information remains scarce. Judgment is now essential for focusing on what truly matters before precious time is lost.

  6. Execution can be automated, but consequences cannot. When outcomes fall short, it’s the human decision that chose that path that comes into question.

💡Key Takeaway: 

AI is quickly learning how to execute tasks, but it still can’t make complex decisions. If your value is based only on doing, you’ll feel more pressure than ever. But if you bring judgment, clarity, and ownership, your value is rising. Judgment isn’t a soft skill... it’s the trust people rely on.

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