I've shifted a lot on AI in the past few months.
I went from "strategic ignorance," to "paying attention," to "oh shit."
(You can hear me discuss my "oh shit" moment here.)
Whether you like it or not, I think it's inevitable.
More evidence here in this internal memo from Shopify CEO Tobi Lutke:
It's a good read, but here's the TL;DR:
Using AI effectively is now a fundamental expectation of everyone at Shopify. It's a tool of all trades today, and will only grow in importance. Frankly, I don't think it's feasible to opt out of learning the skill of applying AI in your craft; you are welcome to try, but I want to be honest I cannot see this working out today, and definitely not tomorrow. Stagnation is almost certain, and stagnation is slow-motion failure. If you're not climbing, you're sliding.
If you need more proof, this quote from software engineer Geoffrey Huntley sums up the impact for his industry:
Software engineers who haven't adopted or started exploring software assistants, are frankly not gonna make it. Engineering organizations right now are split between employees who have had that "oh fuck" moment, are leaning into software assistants and those who have not.
The times are scary, exciting, and unpredictable.
If you're not at least curious about whats happening in AI, please do some research.
I'm hosting biweekly small meetups with my clients and entrepreneur friends to share how we're implementing the tools into our systems.
History has shown us time and time again that "pretending it's not happening" is not a wise strategy.
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