There’s a short window to get radically ahead by going AI-native. You need to act now.

AI won't take your job. Being complacent about what's happening around you will.

If you have an Internet connection, you probably saw Matt Shumer’s “Something Big is Happening” essay. If you haven’t, go read it. It’s a warning that AI progress is accelerating faster than most people realize and that the gap between those who adapt and those who don’t is about to become painfully obvious. Most importantly, it argues that most people are not ready for what’s coming.

I agree with the core premise of his article. Disruption is coming, and it’s going to be massive. But I think most people are framing the conversation the wrong way. Everyone is stuck debating whether AI will take their job. The answer is almost certainly yes (I know, I know - it’s terrifying). That part isn’t interesting anymore.

The more important question is this: What if this is also the biggest opportunity of your career?

Right now, there’s a short window where individuals can get absurdly far ahead by becoming AI-native. Not “AI-aware.” Not “occasionally uses Claude.” AI-native. And that window is me…