Sankar: Less than 10% of human job performance stems from cognitive intelligence
Prukalpa Sankar · Why Startups Fails Even After Finding PMF | Prukalpa Sankar, Atlan · Sep 10, 2026 · at 33:19
Atlan co-founder Prukalpa Sankar argues why AI agents require context rather than just raw intelligence, drawing a parallel to human performance metrics.
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“And in fact, less than 10% of human job performance is explained through cognitive intelligence. Everything else is Context and how you learn on the job and how you act in real life.”
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