Perplexity

It has been a long time. It feels strange to write again after so long, but it seems the right moment for an update.

Things have changed dramatically since I first started writing here. It no longer makes sense to continue posting code snippets or explanations, as AI does a far better job than I ever could. I believe Stack Overflow is in decline, and that Google as a traditional search engine is losing relevance too.

Like most tech enthusiasts, I began using ChatGPT extensively about a year ago—coincidentally, around the time I stopped posting here. These days, Perplexity is my closest companion, and I can hardly imagine working without it.

AI feels as revolutionary and magical as the moment the internet first allowed you to download a song at 3 KB/s. Here we are again, living through another revolution and watching just how far it can go.

On the one hand, I am pleased to see progress; on the other, I feel a little sad that posting code or text on a website is no longer as useful. It feels as if a part of me has been replaced. Both frightening and wonderful at once.

AI opens the door for less technical people, enabling them to create without any programming knowledge. That is undoubtedly a good thing. It means we’ll see more ideas turn into products, and automation will accelerate further.

Most programmers dream of automating until humans no longer need to work and can focus solely on creativity. We are not there yet—but now it feels less distant.

I remember, back in 2018, having coffee with colleagues and talking about the era of remote work. They looked at me as though I were an idealist. Now it is entirely normal to find IT professionals working hybrid or fully remote. Nothing remarkable at all.

By 2025, I feel it will not take much for many of us to be replaced by AI. Our parents lived through the arrival of the dishwasher or television; now, we are facing the era of the AI assistant. Soon there may be no more arguments with our partners over household chores—the AI will simply take care of them.

Having said that, with greater automation and digitalisation, humans will need one another more than ever.

• In a hospital, I want a human being to look after my family or me—supported by AI if useful, but never replaced by it.
• I want books that are written by people.
• I want photographs captured by people.
• I want help centres where real people are there to listen.

AI should remain a tool: something that takes care of repetitive tasks, provides assistance when required, and guides us through complex challenges. But it should not replace the essence of human connection.

Playing against a computer has never been as enjoyable as playing with another person—and I believe that truth will remain.

What makes us human is not only our ability to solve problems, but also our capacity for empathy, creativity, and shared experience.

The risk is that, in seeking efficiency, we forget the value of imperfection, unpredictability and the uniquely human way of seeing the world. AI can help us do more, but it cannot live life for us.