'Taste' debate erupts in tech: Paul Graham and OpenAI's Brockman call it a core AI-age skill

Y Combinator co-founder Paul Graham predicted that "when anyone can make anything, the big differentiator is what you choose to make." OpenAI president Greg Brockman went further, declaring "taste is a new core skill." The debate gained traction across X with both earnest endorsements and memes mocking Silicon Valley's taste in style. As AI automates more execution, the argument is that human judgment about what to build becomes the scarce resource. Critics point out the irony of taste discourse from an industry known for bland aesthetics.

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