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February 11, 2026
Why "I'll get to AI eventually" is now the most expensive career decision you can make + the kit to start
Not collapsing as in destroying. Collapsing as in compressing—across two dimensions simultaneously.
TL;DR
- AI is causing careers to collapse horizontally by merging distinct roles into a meta-skill of orchestrating AI agents.
- The timeline for career development and leverage is collapsing temporally, compressing years into months.
- AI capability improvements nearly doubled in April 2024, indicating a significantly steeper improvement curve.
- Immediate engagement with AI is now crucial, as 'eventually' is the most expensive career decision.
- Over $630 billion in projected 2026 infrastructure spending indicates major companies' belief in AI's future.
- Objections like hallucinations, maturity, job immunity, and time are becoming outdated with current data.
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