When speed becomes cheap, what are we missing?

Matt Shumer’s widely shared post argues that something big is happening with AI – and he’s right about the velocity. Ann Handley’s response added a line that stayed with me: “When speed becomes cheap, judgment carries a premium.” This piece builds on that idea. It’s less about panic or acceleration, and more about what actually produces senior judgement – reflection, consequence, pattern recognition, and time. If output is becoming frictionless, what are we risking in the process?

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