The headline will lead to confirmation bias among those who only learned to manage by proximity. I do think Sam Altman has expressed something, though, that my teams and I have been feeling acutely over these past few years. The quote: "the more fragile and nuanced and uncertain a set of ideas are, the more time you need together in person" - when my team is tackling something that resists applying formula or process, we do seem to make progress quicker in person than remote. That said, those truly ambiguous ideas make up a small percentage of our work.
Given that mass-engagement with AI has opened so many peoples' eyes to how few white collar skills are applied to truly fragile/nuanced/uncertain need, I'm trying to use THAT insight with my organization to evolve what in-person is intended for.
Given that mass-engagement with AI has opened so many peoples' eyes to how few white collar skills are applied to truly fragile/nuanced/uncertain need, I'm trying to use THAT insight with my organization to evolve what in-person is intended for.