A recent article says that Accenture is planning on “exiting” staff who can’t be upskilled on AI.

This means, quite simply, folks who are too stubborn to embrace technological change.

“The only constant is change” - Heraclitus

I would argue that the fear of this tech goes up proportionately with one’s lack of knowledge in how to actually use these tools.

If AI is a concept that might get you fired, you’ll hate it.

If AI is a tool that lets you build literally any software application you can imagine, you’ll be excited.

Upskilling isn’t scary. It’s not mean. It’s not complex.

It’s just about approaching these tools with curiosity instead of fear.

It’s about attempting to go beyond just typing into Claude and using them to actually build software.

This is where the magic happens.

This is where the next phase of your growth occurs.

In Christopher Nolan’s movie, the lead character has short-term memory that only lasts for a few minutes to a few hours. Afterwards, he remembers nothing.

In vibe coding (coding using AI), this is called a “context window”.

When the context window is full, the AI restarts, and remembers nothing about what you were just doing. Zero memory.

But just as the main character in Memento can help himself remember certain things by taking pictures or tattooing things on his body, so you can give the next memory-free AI agent some kind of context with updated documents and by compacting conversation...

Does it work? Kinda. How well did tattoos work for the guy in Memento?

It’s the same thing.

Sometimes AI kills the wrong guy.

(and every client must accept)

Option 1: Provider uses AI = lower price.

Option 2: Provider doesn’t use AI = higher price.

If you want to hire a service provider and drive down the price, drive up your dependence on automation. You can’t have a Michelin-star steak for McDonald’s pricing.

...was 10 years ago.

The second best time?

Is now.

No one cares.

But when wine comes from a robotic tap that automatically counts the ounces and pours with the tap of a card?

Suddenly it’s interesting again.

All around us are humdrum things repackaged in a new way, and we line up to buy them every time.