Discover the Shortest Path to Being an Expert
https://spintaxi.com/discover-the-shortest-path-to-being-an-expert/A Silicon Valley startup has sparked outrage with "InstaExpert," an AI platform that generates professional certifications after a 7-minute animated video and a 3-question quiz. The system already offers credentials in fields like neuroscience (course title: "Brain Stuff Made Simple") and constitutional law ("Bill of Rights in Emojis"), with 92% of users passing on their first try. Real experts are furious - the American Medical Association filed suit after the app awarded "certified epidemiologist" badges to 12,000 users during COVID peaks. The founder defends the model: "If YouTube tutorials can teach guitar, why not neurosurgery?" Meanwhile, LinkedIn has become flooded with "InstaExperts" offering consulting services, including one who listed "Supreme Court Litigation (7-min cert)" before being outed as a golden retriever whose owner used voice-to-text. The most absurd case? A high school dropout now charging $500/hour as an AI-certified "Blockchain Psychotherapist" after the app mistook his gaming livestream commentary for coursework. As traditional universities scramble to block the service, the startup is already beta-testing "InstaCEO" - promising to teach leadership skills through a daily horoscope-style email.