Technology

Here is a real story. Back in early 2025, one of my very AI forward colleagues and I were talking about where all this was heading. He was convinced that by the end of 2026 AI would already have dramatic reach across society. The paranoia was real. Jobs gone. Massive disruption. Entire industries changing overnight. I had a different view. Not because I thought the technology would fail. Quite the opposite. I thought the technology would become capable of doing almost everything surprisingly quickly. ...

When the tech world bursts into hype mode, valuations soar, promises multiply, and eventually someone asks: does this actually work? That’s the moment when hype meets the bubble. Artificial intelligence has reached that point — glowing headlines, soaring investments, and a rising hum of scepticism in the background. The thing is, hype isn’t all bad. It’s the spark that gets things moving. Every big leap — from the steam engine to the smartphone — started with an overexcited crowd shouting, this will change everything! And they weren’t entirely wrong. But the danger comes when excitement turns into blind belief. ...

A hammer helps you build. A violin asks you to learn a phrase. AI is closer to the violin. We often hear AI described as a tool, a neutral extension of human intent. Something you pick up, point, and apply. But that language downplays its nature. Tools don’t talk back. Instruments, on the other hand, respond. They shape the way you play, reveal new sounds you didn’t expect, and demand practice to master. If we keep calling AI a tool, we miss the more interesting truth: it’s an instrument. ...