2024-08-25
TL;DR: To my fellow system builders, don’t dismiss it but understand how it works. As the saying goes, “a tool is only as good as the hands that wield it”. As a software craftsman, your tools are important. And equally so, are your skills in using them effectively. ~~ There’s no escaping GenAI nowadays, is there? I’m sure you’ve seen the full spectrum of its effects by now; from total naysayers to skeptics, to cautious optimists, to proponents and fanatics, to full-blown doom-bringers. In the cloud space, the big three cloud providers are “all in” on AI, as you can see in their headlines. Furthermore, there are thousands of AI-powered startups cropping up left, right, and center, with massive venture capital and valuations. If you’re not in the thick of these things, it gives the feeling that if you don’t invest, or apply AI in your business, or products, it’s just a matter of time when you’ll be left behind and eventually relegated into the pages of failures in history. It’s a scary thought. The FUD is real.
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