We have to re-learn to walk alone
https://blog.julik.nl/2026/01/go-fast-and-go-alone
In that new reality, clarity is more important than alignment - and yes, “clarity” is just a euphemism for “I tell you what to do and how to do it”. But with LLMs, that directive clarity is exactly what enables speed. The question isn’t whether we’ll have more or less clarity - it’s whether we’ll have the courage to be explicit about what we want, and the wisdom to know when to let the operator improvise within those boundaries.