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This Time, It’s Different
A tech veteran’s take on why the AI revolution is nothing like the hype cycles of the past.
I was debugging code on a mainframe when the internet was still a government project.
I saw the birth of the personal computer from a garage, watched the wild west of the dot-com bubble inflate and burst, and witnessed the smartphone quietly conquer the world.
When you’ve been in the technology field as long as I have, you learn to tell the difference between a flashy fad and a fundamental shift.
It’s easy to be cynical. Every few years, a “new thing” comes along promising to change everything.
So, when you hear the breathless hype around Artificial Intelligence, it’s natural to wonder if this is just another bubble. But from where I’m standing, this isn’t just another wave.
This one feels different. Unlike previous tech revolutions that gave us better tools, this AI revolution is giving us a new kind of partner. And that changes everything.
From Tools to Teammates
Think about the big technological shifts of the past.
The personal computer was a phenomenal typewriter and a super-powered calculator.
