if your team is too busy doing their 'normal job' to experiment with AI, you're preparing them to be replaced

When Ralph was published last year, I sat on it. People who have been reading this blog for a while know this. I first came across the idea of loop engineering in early January last year, sat on it for four months, and then started writing a lot, begging people to pay attention.Dear Student: Yes, AI is here, you’re screwed unless you take action...Two weeks ago a student anonymously emailed me asking for advice. This is the reply and if I was in your shoes this is what I’d do. So, I read your blog post “An oh f*** moment in time” alongside “The future belongs to idea guys that can justWhen Ralph and Loop Engineering went viral earlier this year, almost a year later, it really weighed heavily on me. Life's been pretty good lately, but it wasn't always historically, so I took some time off. I spent six months traveling around the world with no income, and I delivered the talk below almost 17 times in various cities.the eighteen-month recap: AI Engineer, Singapore, May 2026This is the…