The grains of structural friction: Why AI upskilling is failing the power law

AI is often framed as a universal equaliser. Give everyone access to the same tools. Provide widespread training. Raise the baseline—and outcomes should converge. But this assumption is increasingly misaligned with reality. Despite unprecedented access to AI tools and learning resources, outcomes are diverging—not converging. A small group compounds rapidly, a middle group makes incremental […] The post The grains of structural friction: Why AI upskilling is failing the power law appeared first on e27 .