Dear Future Leaders:
If I could leave you with one truth for the world you’re inheriting, it’s this: In the age of AI, how you learn matters more than what you know.
The pace of change has never been this fast. And yet it will never be this slow again. What worked for us: degrees, credentials, seniority may not work for you. The rules have changed.
Artificial intelligence can learn what you know. But it still can’t replicate your creativity, your judgment, or your understanding of people.
Recently, the CEO of Shopify put it bluntly: “Anyone requesting more resources must first prove the job can’t be done by AI.” Palantir went even further. They declared: “College is dead.”
Instead of waiting for education systems to catch up, they’ve begun training young minds themselves, directly from high school.
These statements aren’t just bold headlines. They’re signals, telling us that the old models of education and employment are breaking down.
Knowledge and degrees alone are no longer a competitive edge. What truly matters is your ability to create value that AI can’t.
So what can’t AI do?
It can’t imagine something that’s never existed. It can’t connect dots from unrelated worlds and spark something magical. It can’t feel the world the way you do, and turn that feeling into insight.
Your job isn’t to follow a syllabus. Your job is to learn like a builder — to do what Ultralearning teaches: break skills into smaller parts, dive into the unknown without waiting for permission, solve real problems instead of just passing theoretical tests, and apply what you’ve learned as quickly as possible in the real world.
Stop asking, “What do I know?” Start asking: “What can I create that AI can’t? Because that’s the only question that will matter in the years to come.
The future belongs to the fast learners. The brave creators. The ones who know that learning is not a phase — it’s a lifelong competitive advantage.
This isn’t just advice for your career. It’s a way of being in a world that’s shifting beneath your feet.
I don’t want you to fear AI. I want you to rise above it — to become someone that even AI can’t replicate.
You are the architects of the future. Keep learning. Keep creating. Keep evolving. The world needs what only you can do.
With hope, belief, and urgency,
Someone who’s rooting for your brilliance
