The world needs millions of AI engineers. It barely has any. So why does everyone feel like they’re already too late? A developer I spoke with this week, Farah, gave me the sharpest answer I’ve heard. Her argument, roughly: AI ...

The most self-reliant engineer I met this year is also one of the most stuck. That’s not a coincidence. Tony has 25 years of experience. Principal engineer at a top consulting firm. Every AI skill you’d want — RAG, agents, ...

Anyone can wire together an AI agent with a framework in an afternoon. Almost none of them can fix it when it breaks. When I design how people learn AI engineering, I make a choice that frustrates some of them ...

I’ve watched hundreds of people learn AI engineering. The ones who break through always have the same three things — and none of them is talent. Progress in this field is rarely steady. Most people plateau for months, then suddenly ...