Perspectives
Thinking out loud about AI
Essays on where this is all going - opinion and perspective, not step-by-step how-tos. For hands-on teaching, see Lessons.
Learning· July 14, 2026
It isn't the youngest or the most technical. It's the people who stayed curious - and curiosity, unlike credentials, is available to everyone.
Culture· July 14, 2026
The fastest learners I know aren't the smartest in the room. They're the ones willing to look like they don't get it - which, with AI, is a superpower.
Perspective· July 14, 2026
People keep saying they'll learn AI once it stabilizes. It won't stabilize. Waiting for a calm moment is how you get left behind by the ones who didn't.
Work· July 14, 2026
The value is moving from doing the task to deciding what's worth doing, and knowing good from plausible. That shift is already underway.
The shift· July 14, 2026
We didn't call reading a skill for specialists. Within a few years, using AI won't be one either - and treating it as optional is a quiet, expensive bet.
The shift· July 14, 2026
Almost everyone now has the same tools. Almost no one uses them well. That gap - not access - is the real divide forming right now.
Uncategorized· July 14, 2026
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