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Leo Talks Systems Thinking
Leo Talks Systems Thinking
Oct 5, 2026 · Artificial Intelligence

Why AI Speeds Up Some Developers 55% But Slows Others 19%

The article analyzes two contradictory studies on AI coding assistants: one showing a 55% speedup for well-defined tasks, another showing a 19% slowdown in complex real-world codebases. It argues the difference lies in whether tasks have explicit, codified rules versus tacit knowledge, and advises extracting implicit rules into executable constraints to harness AI effectively.

AI coding assistantsAI employment impactAI productivity
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Why AI Speeds Up Some Developers 55% But Slows Others 19%
Model Perspective
Model Perspective
Sep 17, 2026 · Fundamentals

Emergence: How Simple Rules Create Complex Worlds — And Why We Still Can't Predict Them

This article explores emergence — how simple local interactions among many individuals produce complex global patterns like bird flocks, ant trails, and consciousness — covering key examples from Conway's Game of Life to AI, and examining unresolved debates about weak vs. strong emergence, computational irreducibility, and whether macro-level laws are fundamentally real.

AI emergenceBoids algorithmConway's Game of Life
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Emergence: How Simple Rules Create Complex Worlds — And Why We Still Can't Predict Them