I, CEO: How Medium.com went from being anti-AI to pro-AI

When I first joined Medium.com, I thought I was late to the party. Little did I know I would be one of the platform's most veteran members still writing and publishing here after over ten years. One of my first-ever posts was about getting into the discourse about what Medium should be. It's a rather embarrassing read a decade later, but it's important to note I've always been interested in the longevity of this place while also not shying away from being critical when necessary. For my first nine or so years on the platform, I was just blogging as a hobby. It was an enjoyable way to write and get my thoughts out into the world. Only last November did I really start to take writing seriously as my career, and I've been on a steady posting cadence since—writing around 25 posts per month, with each post averaging around 2,000 words. While a lot of my work doesn't gain that many views, the few breakout hits that do have virality have been sufficient for me to make writing my full-time…