<!-- canonical: https://catalini.com/notes/resume-back-propagated/ -->
<!-- source: catalini.com · author: Christian Catalini · license: all rights reserved -->

---
image: "/images/notes/resume-back-propagated.jpg"
title: "What's Left on Your Résumé That Can't Be Back-Propagated?"
date: 2025-07-07
url: "https://x.com/ccatalini/status/1942281230520836573"
tags: ['ai-agi']
deck: "When a bot's inner monologue is 'what leverage keeps me from being unplugged?', the code has graduated from Excel macros to strategy. Humans still thrive on unknown unknowns."
tweetCount: 5
likes: 3
reposts: 2
---
When a bot’s inner monologue is, "What leverage keeps me from being unplugged?," you know the code has graduated from Excel macros to higher-level strategy. What’s left on your resume that can’t be back-propagated?

AI is rapidly routinizing anything that is predictable and measurable. But humans can still thrive in areas full of unknown unknowns...

We're good at innovating and creating new things in areas where probabilities vanish...

So pay attention to what is measurable—and to what stubbornly isn't to find your personal edge.

Full story: [hbr.org](https://hbr.org/2025/06/what-gets-measured-ai-will-automate?ab=HP-hero-latest-1)
