If you work in tech (or really, if you work at all) you've probably felt it: the ground shifting under your feet. AI isn't coming for your job in some distant future. It's already changing what your job is, right now, in ways both obvious and subtle.
I've been building software for over fifteen years. I co-founded a company, scaled it, shipped products, managed teams. And in the last couple of years, I've watched the tools I use, the workflows I rely on, and the assumptions I hold about what makes someone effective all get rewritten in real time.
This blog is my attempt to think through that shift out loud.
Why "Humans in the Loop"?
In machine learning, "human in the loop" is a design pattern. You keep a person in the process to provide judgment, correction, and oversight that the model can't provide on its own. The system is better because the human is there.
I think that's a useful frame for how to think about work right now. AI is becoming a powerful part of the loop. But the loop still needs us. The question is: how do we make sure we're the part that matters?
That's not a question you answer once. It's one you keep revisiting as the tools evolve and the landscape shifts.
What to expect
I'll be writing about:
- How work is actually changing. Not the hype, but the real shifts I'm seeing in my own work and the teams around me.
- Amplifying impact. Rethinking productivity and using AI to do more meaningful work, not just more work.
- Staying relevant. The skills, habits, and mindsets that matter when the old playbook stops working.
- Building in the open. I'm figuring this out as I go, and I think there's value in sharing the process.
This won't be a tips-and-tricks newsletter. I'm not going to tell you which AI tool to use this week. Instead, I want to explore the deeper questions: What does productivity even mean when AI can do the rote work? How do you stay sharp when your tools are smarter than they were last month? What does it mean to lead a team when half the work is done by something that doesn't attend standups?
Why now
I've been thinking about this stuff for a while but haven't had a place to put it. I've also noticed that most of the productivity content out there is either breathlessly optimistic about AI or completely ignores it. There's not much in between. Not much that's honest about the uncertainty while still being practical about what to do next.
That's the gap I want to fill. Honest, practical, human.
If that sounds interesting, subscribe below. I'm planning to write roughly once a month, maybe more if something's on my mind, maybe less if the kids have other plans.
For now it's just me, thinking out loud into what might be an empty room. But if even one person finds something useful here, that's better than keeping it all in my head. Welcome to the loop.