I came up in an era where learning about linked lists, binary numbers, sorting algorithms, languages and dragons, elevator algorithms, nuances of floating point representation, essential maths, graphics and linear algebra .... all was super exciting and cool. I loved learning about the building blocks of our entire digital existence (at least the software side.) I've leveraged and built on that knowledge my entire career, expanded a bit into the hardware side, expanded a bit into the aerospace side, learned a bit about some exotic things that most people will never need to care about.
I don't know what to make of this new AI. It's not just computer science, it's writing, it's coding, it's art, it's poetry, it's song lyrics, it's translation. People are figuring out how to use it to design physical things.
I don't know what I'm saying, it's too early in the day for me to have a figured out my point. :-)
Ok, I asked AI what my point was and it said, "Your message reads like someone trying to orient themselves during a genuine technological transition — not arguing for or against AI, but reflecting on what it feels like when the thing you spent decades mastering suddenly changes shape."
So how can we adapt to change, not ignore new discoveries, not destroy environments across the country with massive data centers, still build the things we love building, still solve the problems we love solving, and still preserve a meaningful human experience, (and not just blow each other up every few years because the other guy is always the bad guy?)
