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Metacognition is the AI Skill of the future. Always has been.
This Spiral report explores how open-source builders are using AI today, based on survey data and interviews with Spiral grantees and team members. Written by Austin Krauss, it argues that the most important skill is not mastering any one tool, but developing metacognition: the ability to reflect on, adapt, and redesign your workflow as AI evolves. The report identifies four emerging builder archetypes: the Verifier, the Orchestrator, the Upskiller, and the Hyper Coder.
Other key findings include: 84% of respondents use AI every day, 64% spend more than $100 per month on AI tools, and…
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