AI madness

I started learning about AI about three years ago. It seemed like a technology that would have a large impact, and I thought it was interesting. Because I love the stories of Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, or any number of people that have been the face of some fantastic achievement, I thought AI might be the technology that tells my story.

Flash forward to today, AI is taking off. It is everywhere. I used to feel like I could keep up with everything that was happening. I probably still could today, but it would take a toll on me. It would throw me out of balance. My grip on the industry is slipping due to the growing size.

This brings new challenges. I get anxious as I scroll through Twitter or my AI newsletters. I feel like, oh great more information to drown in, more things that I don't have time to read. I don't really know the best way forward.

For now I'm feeling that balance and long term persistence are best. Mainly for two reasons. One, you can't force greatness. You can only invite it in, and the more I need something the faster it seems to run from me. Two, I think I am more likely to fail from burnout than getting washed away by the growth. There will always be the next thing, the new innovation. However, if I am too crushed to work at all, that next thing isn't available to me.

I am open to suggestions.

I do think there will come a time when I start a business, and my working hours go way up. But I suspect it won't throw me off balance. Creating something with super smart friends is the dream. Here I'm talking strictly about maintaining a competence on the bleeding edge of AI.