Facing the AIpocalypse With Eyes Open, and a Plan to Win
Ukuphendula I-AIpocalypse Nge-Eyes Open, Futhi I-Plan UkuphumelelaUma ngalinye ngithombe mayelana ne-AI enikeza izindleko zokusebenza kwezobuchwepheshe, izindleko zokusebenza, noma i-AI i-business automation, ngithole amaphuzu ezimbili ezivame kakhulu:
- "Umbala, I-AI ayikwazanga." One guy wabhala, 'I-intelligence yakho iyahlanjwa!
- “Yes, bro, it’s wild. It’s a lot to deal with.”
Ngingathanda u-optimism, kodwa siphinde, ukuguqulwa iyatholakala. It is already hitting, and those who remain open-minded and conscious will adapt and thrive through this massive transition.
Ngizibuyekeza imibuzo emibuzo emibuzo emibuzo emibuzo emibuzo emibuzo emibuzo emibuzoKuyinto Strategic.
Ukulungiselela FTW.
Ngakho-ke, yintoni ingxelo yami kubasebenzisi we-software emzimbeni yokushintshwa okungenani?
Ukufundisa AI-No matter where you sit
- I-Junior Dev? Ukufundisa AI.
- Ingcindezi Senior? Ukufundisa AI.
- Software Product Lead, Team Lead, CTO? Funda AI.
Kuyinto ubuchwepheshe, okuyinto singakuthanda nangokuthi. Ukuvuthwa ngokushesha kulokhu kubaluleke kubaluleke.
Indlela yokufundisa AI njengoba Dev
Okuningi ngahlola ukuhlolwa kwami ku-AI automation, okwengeziwe ngifona lokhu njenge-one of the wildest times of opportunity ever.
Ngiyazi: abantu abaningi, abaningi abacwaningi be-software abalandela i-AI. Abaningi nathi abalandela ku-inthanethi futhi akuyona izinto, kodwa siphinde sibe inkulumo.
Okuqukethwe okungenani: uzodinga ngaphezulu kweyure noma amabili nge-ChatGPT.
Ukufundisa I-Landscape
I-AI kuyinto engaphezu kwe-ChatGPT kuphela. Kuyinto i-LLMs, ama-agents, i-workflows, i-memory, futhi izindlela ezininzi ezahlukile zokwakha imodeli. It kungase kubalulekile isixhobo se-searchup, kodwa cishe ngosuku zonke, iqela elisha lithumela ukwenza izinto ezintsha.
My advice:
- Read Hacker News, HackerNoon, X, futhi ProfitSwarm.ai
Ukufundisa ukufikelela ku-AI
Ubuchwepheshe okusheshayo iyinhlangano. Uma ungacindezela PRDs noma i-sales copy, uye unayo ithuba. I-Quality ye-AI ye-outputs yakho kulingana ngokuphelele ku-Quality ye-input yakho (i-prompts).
My advice:
- Thola ukubheka kwe-AI APIs nge-prompts ahlukahlukene, ahlukahlukene
- Play nge I-AI image gene tools
- Ukufundisa imiphumela ngezindlela ezithile
- Ukufundisa i-model quirks & i-master system prompt
- Learn automation tooling (
Gumloop , Lindy, n8n, etc.)
I-Vibe Shift
I-Vibe encoding ihlolwe, ke kubangelwa kwelanga elidlulile le-niche drama ku-AI eminyakeni edlule.
...But ngithanda ukuthi ama-dramatic amaxesha akuyona inkinobho.
Vibe coding is legit for good developers.
Ukuze abanye, kungcono futhi enhle yokwenza i-prototyping. Kodwa asikwazi ukukhiqiza ikhodi esizayo, enhle, enhle.
Ukuze ama-engineers abacabanga i-vibe encoding, kuyinto multiplier.
Ngokusho ngo-April 2025, Vibe Coding Smart kuyinto:
- I-non-technical people: Usebenzisa i-AI ukuba i-prototype kanye nokufunda. Ngicabanga nje ukuthi i-output ikhodi esizayo yokukhiqiza
- I-Junior devs: Sebenzisa ukufundisa nokushesha ukubhala lakho le-logic, kodwa uchofoze, uchofoze, uchofoze
- Senior engineers/full-stack devs: AI is excellent at:
- Quick prototyping
- Fast (if bland) UI work
- Writing boilerplate code (e.g., CRUD / DAL basics)
Ngaphandle kwalokho, i-AIThola isikhokeloNgena ngemvume
- Ukuvikelwa
- Ukuvumelana
- Ukuhlobisa
- Ukubuyekezwa
- Qhagamshelana Framework
Ngokuba abanemingcele ezinhle kanye nokukhuthaza PRDs, izici ezinzima, kanye nezinhlangano zokufaka, bese ukuqinisa ikhodi, singakwazi ukufinyelela imiphumela emangalisayo.
Yenziwe njenge-Software Engineer? Umphumela I-AI emzimbeni yakho.
Kuyinto emangalisayo ukuba umkhakha; kungenzeka ukuthi kuyinto umkhakha enhle. Kodwa ngokwethembeka, kufanele ubhale ukuchithwa kwe-AI emzimbeni akho, noma okungenani ubhale ingxenye yokuguqulwa. Uma kungekho, ungenza ukuba ubhale ngempumelelo ku-2026.
- Thola i-project yakho ukuhlola izixhobo kanye nokukhuthaza inkampani yakho
- Yenza i-updates ye-internal ku-What's Working in AI
- Qaphela izinguquko ze-AI ezivela emakethe
- Be forward-thinking mayelana ne-automation
- Qiniseka njalo ukuba abe nomntu; abantu ufuna umsebenzi yabo, futhi ukuguqulwa ngokuvamile inikeza ukucindezeleka. Lokhu kungase kufinyelela njengama-escalation / i-conflict; ukucindezeleka ngokufanele
(Note:Izimboni ezithile kanye nezofthiwe eziholile kungase kubaluleke kakhulu ukuthatha I-AI; ukhangela ukhuseleko, izimali, njll. Kodwa awukwazi ukucindezela ngokuphelele, ukhangela izindlela I-AI ingasetshenziselwa ngaphandle kokuthintela abantu noma ukunciphisa ukucindezeleka kwezimali.)
Khetha Line yakho, Exit Strategies & CRAFT
I-AI isixazululo umkhakha yethu. Kuye ngempumelelo ukuthi abantu izinsiza isofthiwe kwangaphambili ayizange. Faka ucwaningo oluthile nawe ngaphambi kwexesha.
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If your job pivots to managing AI employees, do you still want to do it?
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Is software engineering your craft? Do you want to compete in a market rife with AI clone factories?
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Will you enjoy a day-to-day work life with far fewer humans in it?
Zonke nathi has umugqa. A range of environmental variables that are nourishing, noma ngisho nje akufanele.
Kukho amathuba ukuguqulwa, ukuguqulwa, ukwamukela, noma ukuguqulwa kwe-AI njengezinhlelo zokusebenza zethu.
Ukulinganisa umugqa wakho ngaphambi kokufakwa ukufinyelela.
Strategy Examples:
- Izinzuzo ezithile ze-software zingathola ngokuvamile ngokuvumelana ne-humane developer craft
- Olandelayo kungabangela kakhulu ku-automating futhi kubheka ngempumelelo bots
- Mhlawumbe ungahambisa ku-consulting noma isikali esahlukile
(Ngikhathaza lokhu njenge-akhawunti yokuzonwabisa. Ngingathanda nje ukuyifunda!)
Imininingwane ye-IRL
I-pull I-feel (ne-cred will be massive by 2026) kuyinto i-pivot ye-knowledge workers ku-IRL.
Mhlawumbe uye uvame ukuba:
- umphathi we-boat
- Izakhiwo ze-Gigant
- Ukusebenza Smallholding
- Yenza izakhiwo ezivamile
... noma mhlawumbe ndiye nje .
I-Software ne-logic iyatholakala, kodwa i-IRL 'i-job' ingatholakala kakhulu, inikeza izinzuzo ezintsha, futhi inikeza ithuba enhle.
I-Tech ingasiza ukujabulela ukujabulela izicelo ze-hand-crafting. It kungenzeka ukwenza i-copycats i-1,000 izikhathi kakhulu, okwenza isitimela ekupheleni.
In my opinion, there’s a lot of upside for many of us in the IRL business over the next few years.
Certainly, I’m going to hedge my digital businesses with some analog ventures.
I-Aipocalypse Prep yamahhala
Ngicabanga ukuthi I-AI uzothola imiphumela enhle kumadoda bethu. Kodwa ngithandi lokhu:
“Invert, always invert.” - algebraist Carl Jacobi, via Charlie Munger
“Invert, always invert.” - algebraist Carl Jacobi, via Charlie Munger
I-AI ine-potency enhle ye-mass career changes, kodwa futhi izinzuzo ezinhle kwami njengama-artificial system makha.
Yini Ngitholakala Ukuze Evolve Nge AI:
- Ukukhangisa ku-AI ngempumelelo (ukwenza ukubhuka ukwenza i-AI ye-100% yebhizinisi ngonyaka - ProfitSwarm.ai)
- Ukwenza ukufundisa ukusetshenziswa kwe-AI ingxenye yesisekelo se-my life
- Ngithole ngokushesha, ngenkathi ngithole ekubunjweni kwama-values kanye ne-humanity. (i-AI kuyinto super experimental manje)
- Ukubambisana kwe-digital living ne-IRL living
- Ukukhangisa ngokuchofoza izinzuzo ze-bi lokal
I-AI ingaba i-steen ye-philosopher noma i-axe ye-management consultant. Uyazi.
Hlola lapho i-AI ithatha nathi
Uma ufuna ukuyifaka kanye nomthamo yami yokusebenza kwe-AI, ungakwazi ukuhlasela kuUkubuyekezwa.
Ngicabanga ukwenza i-AI igalungu yami ye-philosopher, noma ukuhluka ngokugqithisileyo. Thola thola lapho kuholele.