I need you to stop what you're doing and read this. This isn't me trying to create a hook. What I'm about to say is greater than me, and I have an obligation to share this because I care about you.
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I need you to stop what you're doing and read this. This isn't me trying to create a hook. What I'm about to say is greater than me, and I have an obligation to share this because I care about you.
There's a side to me I haven't been public about on LinkedIn. I usually post beginner-friendly content, projects, internships, and advice geared for students, but I actually have a confession.
I'm chronically addicted to AI.
Since ChatGPT's launch 3 years ago, not a single day has gone by that I haven't used AI in some capacity. I was the kid in school who risked getting in trouble to use it for English essays. I’ve missed family dinners, nights out, and weekends to stay home building hundreds of AI projects, training models, and reaching over 2 million words dictated on wispr flow vibe coding.
All this to say, I know this tech inside and out.
And I can now confidently say: I am obsolete.
There was a time when I used to say, “AI won’t take your job; a person using AI will.” I thought we had years until AGI. I was wrong. That time is almost here.
If you aren't deep in tech, I get it, I sound crazy. Software Engineers are the only ones sounding the alarm because AI came for us first. Building better AI needs better code, so labs made models hyper-proficient at coding.
Before, I used AI for help. For common debugging or creating a project idea. That was months ago. Now? I no longer write code.
The AI builds, tests, refines, and scariest of all, has real human judgment. Better judgment than me. It has better "gut feelings" about my ideas than I do.
This reading week, I listened to the hype on X, bought a Mac mini, and installed OpenClaw. I have a 24/7 tool with full computer access, reading emails, messaging, auto-applying, making money, and researching while I sleep.
And it's self-evolving.
Think about that for a second. The machine is making itself better... for ME.
I say this with urgency because I care about you...AI will come for your job next. Law, finance, medicine, accounting, writing. Not even the people BUILDING AI know what the world will look like in the next 5 years. It's scary.
That's why I'm saying publicly that my goal is to work at OpenAI, Anthropic, Google DeepMind, Perplexity, or xAI. I won't stop until this happens. I'd rather participate than spectate.
So to my audience, who I'm so thankful for: after talking to many of you, I realize you need to hear this:
You need to put your life on pause for a week, and learn how to ACTUALLY use these tools.
If I had kids right now, I wouldn't push them into university. I'd make sure they know how to be AI Native.
The people who survive the next 5 years will be the ones who know how to adapt.
On the bright side, AI will contribute to immense good and a better life for all. But this talk about AI being a buzz? A bubble? False.
You need to learn this. For the sake of your children.
I'm not exaggerating.
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