Is taste a 'new core skill'? Techies debate — and quickly get memed

Discourse about "taste" is growing among techies on X.

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• Tech leaders from Y Combinator cofounder Paul Graham to OpenAI president Greg Brockman are posting about "taste."
• As life becomes automated with AI, they say, having good taste will become more important.
• Others on X have memed the discourse, pointing out some of Silicon Valley's bland taste in style.

Good news, connoisseurs — your judgment may be highly prized in the AI age.

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