So, what's next?

I resigned. My last company, which worked in regulated industries (e.g. Defense) projects, became AI-first late December. Regular readers know my tiredness for genAI, its ethical failings, and how I think those tools are more destructive to the brain than the positive form. In that end, it was a terrible fit for me, as my values clashed with the company’s new direction. At first, I was skeptical. The shift was bizarre, sudden, and announced with no associated data or metrics, to prove the company actually needs that big shift. Then, I was disappointed. We learned the decision was not based on improving performances or productivity, but based on external noise about how famous companies are handling the AI shift. We discussed with the management about that, especially as introducing noise into projects in regulated industries is very scary. Despite discussions, meetings, fights, and internal alerts from the engineering and management teams, I felt decisions still lacked transparency.…