The Door Is Wide Open: AI App Development Is Accessible to Everyone Right Now

The Door Is Wide Open: AI App Development Is Accessible to Everyone Right Now

Second, perfect shouldn’t be the enemy of accessible. You might benefit from a coach when you’re starting out — someone who can help you think through your descriptions more carefully, or who knows enough to spot when the AI has made a questionable architectural choice. Certainly, get back up before you deploy anything with personal data or try to sell something. But you don’t need a class to jump in. You definitely don’t need a four-year degree. You don’t even need a two-week intensive. You need curiosity and a willingness to describe what you want clearly. You’re not going to break anything. Continue reading The Door Is Wide Open: AI App Development Is Accessible to Everyone Right Now

The Future Belongs to People Who Know Things (Not People Who Code Things)

The Future Belongs to People Who Know Things (Not People Who Code Things)

Domain-informed design opens that door. It says: your experience matters. Your understanding of real human problems matters. Your ability to sit across from a business owner and truly get what their days are like, what frustrates them, what they wish worked better? That’s not a “soft” skill. That’s the skill. That’s what makes technology feel human instead of cold. Continue reading The Future Belongs to People Who Know Things (Not People Who Code Things)

The 25 Hour Week

The 25 Hour Week

That question might sound naive in today’s climate. The headlines are full of anxiety: AI is coming for your job. Deepfake campaigns are undermining elections. Automation is about to render human labor obsolete. And yes—those risks are real. But I think we’re asking the wrong questions. Instead of asking what AI will take from us, we should be asking: Continue reading The 25 Hour Week