The Hedgehog and the Fox and LLMs
Unexpected wins, predictable challenges, and why coaching strangers might be the most fulfilling part.
“The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.”
This simple idea from Isaiah Berlin has fascinated me my entire career.
As a natural fox, jumping between product, engineering, and leadership, I’ve often envied hedgehogs with their deep, specialized expertise.
Then AI flipped everything upside down.
Some say hedgehogs will thrive because deep expertise is the last thing AI can’t replace.
Others argue foxes will win because AI handles the specialized work while humans connect the dots.
Who’s right?
And which one are you: 🦔 or 🦊?