Everyone is arguing about AI and entry level jobs. Almost nobody is watching the other end of the ladder, where the seniors are quietly disappearing.
Competence Debt: I Ran the Test on Myself
Every time you ship something you could not have built yourself, you take on competence debt. Here is what I found when I checked my own balance.
AI in the Iliad and the Odyssey : Homer Wrote the First Prompt
Golden robots. Twenty self-driving tripods. Ships with no pilot. Once you start looking for AI in the Iliad and the Odyssey, you cannot stop.
Jobs Are Disappearing Quietly, The Math Keeps Me Awake
Jobs are disappearing quietly, and a personal essay on the private arithmetic of fear, and why changing work is never the same as diminished worth.
Job Loss Is Grief: A Letter for the Night Your Job Ends
It is late and you are still awake. This is a letter for anyone living through job loss, the end of a routine, or the quiet loss of a working identity.
AI: Nobody’s in There. Free if You Cannot Pay. Not Free if You Can.
AI: Nobody’s in There is free to read at pinaldave.com if money is tight, and worth buying if you can. 30 deeply human essays on AI, love, and loss.
AI: Nobody’s in There, and That Is Good News
AI: Nobody’s in There is 30 short, honest essays on judgment, learning, and work with AI. No hype, no doom, and why the empty machine is good news.