What is AI delegation leverage?

AI delegation leverage is a concept in personal epistemology: Every effective delegation multiplies your capacity — the cumulative effect is exponential leverage.

Example: Andrew Carnegie's epitaph reads: 'Here lies a man who knew how to enlist the service of better men than himself.' Carnegie didn't build U.S. Steel by working harder than his competitors. He built it by delegating to Charles Schwab (operations), Henry Frick (finance), and dozens of specialists who each outperformed what Carnegie could have done alone. His output was not the sum of his personal effort — it was the product of every delegation multiplied together. One man's capacity became an empire's.

This concept is part of Phase 27 (Delegation Patterns) in the How to Think curriculum, which builds the epistemic infrastructure for delegation patterns.