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Every week, without fail, I have some version of the same conversation. It might be at a networking event. It might be with a client. Sometimes it’s friends or family. I mention that I work with AI, and almost immediately, the response is: “Oh! Have you seen this new tool?" "There’s one that makes presentations now." "I just tried something that rewrites emails, it’s amazing.” And honestly? They’re not wrong. The tools are impressive. New ones seem to pop up daily, each

I recently had a conversation with my daughter. She’s Gen Z, thoughtful, and very skeptical of AI. Not in a casual way, but deeply, ethically opposed. Her concerns weren’t about job security or whether AI will replace humans. They were about the environmental cost, the socioeconomic impact, and the broader question of whether we’re creating something powerful without fully accounting for the consequences. I didn’t convince her. But the conversation stuck with me.

There’s a quiet feeling I hear from professionals again and again. It doesn’t usually come out directly. It shows up as a joke. Or a shrug. Or a half-confident, half-uneasy “Yeah, we’re using AI.” But underneath it is something else: “I feel like I’m always playing catch-up.”

The AI Shift Is Here, and It’s Reshaping Work Faster Than Expected Every major technological shift brings anxiety, but AI feels different. It’s faster. It’s broader. It’s already embedded in the tools we use every day. With breakthroughs arriving almost weekly, the fear of being left behind is real for many professionals. You’ve seen the headlines: “AI will replace millions of jobs.” “Automation threatens entire industries.” “Workers are unprepared for the future of work.” An