What AI still does poorly

AI explains music theory and form well, yet can’t teach me piano well. I assumed it was because “music can’t be put into words”; after research, I found a more accurate breakdown in four layers: Observe → Diagnose → Intervene → Verify.

Whether I still need to know how to do something AI can do for me depends first on what I want left over when it’s done: if I only want the result, outsource it freely; if I need to keep judgment, keep the understanding and ability to verify; if the ability itself is the goal, don’t let AI replace the practice.

“AI does, humans review” doesn’t mean it’s actually reliable: someone taking part doesn’t mean human judgment actually happened. Research also shows human–AI combinations, on average, don’t beat whichever of the human or the AI is stronger.