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AI and the Next Layer of Human Work

Companion position paper for Learning with AI, bibkey hyman2026next, at its v1.0 lock state (2026-05-25).

It develops the historical-pattern argument the book introduces in the Foreword: powerful tools change what skill means rather than eliminating skill.

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hyman2026next.pdf Compiled paper, 10 pages

This paper will be posted to arXiv before the book is published; cite the arXiv version once it exists. Other papers are listed in the companion papers index.