This week was less about prompts and more about checking every assumption. Simple conclusion: AI is neither a god nor trash. It’s an unpaid intern—useful only if you know how to manage it.

Don’t Expect AI to Spoon-feed You

I recently tried to build a screen capture tool (HyperLens) to create better manuals for my other products. I thought, “It’s 2026, surely a simple tool like this is a piece of cake for AI?”

I almost crashed and burned.

For simple logic, AI is instant. But the moment you hit “deep water”—like managing Windows handles or calculating coordinates across high-DPI screens—AI starts hallucinating. The code looks “pro,” but it crashes on run.

This is the current state of AI: it often sounds confident before it is correct. If you leave it alone, it gives you the laziest solution—it runs, but it sucks. Want quality? You have to be the strict foreman, staring at every line, forcing it to optimize. That is where experience still matters: knowing what to question, what to test, and where the weak spots usually hide.

Developer struggling with complex code logic

But It Scared Me in Another Field

While the coding was bumpy, something else at home sent a chill down my spine.

My son has finals, so I set up a revision assistant for him using my AI logic (Antigravity). I just wanted to save time searching for questions. But this thing came alive.

It wasn’t just generating questions; it was grading. It sensed where my son was confused and quietly planted a verification question later to check his understanding. That kind of “long-term memory” and “guidance” is something I’ve only seen in the best human teachers.

This is the real “New Species.” In coding, it’s just a tool. But in education, it’s starting to look like life.

AI teacher and child interaction

Advice for “Old Guys” Like Me

  1. Stop worshipping AI. It’s a toolbox. Sometimes the drill shorts out.
  2. Keep your Judgment. It can write code, but “what is good product” is still your call.
  3. Look beyond Code. Maybe in softer fields like education or writing, AI’s leverage is far greater than in engineering.

The work continues. The notes are messy, but they are useful.