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title: "The Dinner Table Theory of AI Skills"
date: "2026-04-22T12:00:00+05:30"
categories:
- talks
tags: []
description: "AI makes traditional signals of competence easy to fake. Skills and assessments should focus on valuable questions, validation, accountability, and outcomes AI cannot certify for us."
talk_url: "https://talks.s-anand.net/2026-04-22-the-dinner-table-theory-of-ai-skills/"
---

I conducted a session on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 at Dinner conversation / panel discussion - Edison, New Jersey, USA.

**Summary**: AI makes traditional signals of competence easy to fake. Skills and assessments should focus on valuable questions, validation, accountability, and outcomes AI cannot certify for us.

[Here's the link to the session](https://talks.s-anand.net/2026-04-22-the-dinner-table-theory-of-ai-skills/)

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