Strangers are making you anxious about AI.

AI Overload

No one knows what will happen with AI, so stop letting strangers make you anxious. We have a problem nowadays that when we think about AI we actually have access to too much information, and that is on purpose. The fear of missing out is created at scale. When you have so much news happening at the same time it is not even possible to stay updated on every headline.

For example, last week we had Anthropic releasing Fable 5 again, OpenAI launching a GPT model, Luna, and those models are really good. We also had Grok 4.5, and I’m not even sure if that’s the new version. There were a lot of launches that seem impressive, but most AI news we see is clickbait. When you see a post in your feed that says “jobs will be replaced by AI by the end of the year,” it’s usually someone trying to grab attention. I’m not saying AI won’t replace some jobs, but marketers want clicks, not accurate analysis. The headlines are often written to attract readers, not to inform them.

Uncertain Future

The point I got from Cal Newport’s article “No One Knows Anything About AI” is that even experts are guessing right now. He writes, “When it comes to AI impacts, we don’t yet know anything for sure. But this isn’t stopping everyone from pretending like we do.” The marketers who write those headlines are just pretending they know what will happen.

I’ll be clear and honest: I don’t know what will happen. I’m just someone learning, like you, who is watching this video. I am a learner. I’m learning by doing, working with AI every day. I’m not a researcher at a top lab; I’m just a user of AI. This market is just beginning, and even the professionals spearheading it won’t know exactly what AI will look like in a few years. It’s all new, and there’s no one who knows for sure how it will go from now on.

My Workflow

Fable was released a few weeks ago, taken down, and then released again. I thought it would take months for OpenAI to come out with a competitive model that could stand toe‑to‑toe with Fable, but it only took a few weeks. I don’t know how fast the advancements will be, but I do know that in my work routine AI already makes things better. When I compare my tasks now to how they were before, I can handle one project in an afternoon, whereas with AI I can work on four or five projects, two big ones and three smaller, urgent ones for my clients. AI handles the changes; I just guide it. It feels like having a co‑worker underneath me, and it helps a lot.

I am not being replaced by AI because I work as a freelancer. AI works for me and with me. It’s a partnership, not a threat.

Filtering News

How do I deal with so much information and avoid anxiety? First, I know it’s impossible to keep up with all the AI news. I filter a lot of content. I don’t watch or follow every piece of news; I subscribe to a few newsletters and follow a handful of trusted voices, people whose values and principles I share. I prefer to follow less news so I can get the better, more reliable information. That way I avoid attention‑hungry clickbait that delivers no value.

Fundamentals Remain

One thought I want to share is that fundamentals will never be replaced. As a software engineer I know I can keep guiding AI. If it gets better than me, that’s fine, but if I keep improving how I design systems, organize projects, and communicate with clients, I will still be the AI’s guide. That’s why I won’t be replaced; I work in a different manner than an employee.

That’s it for today. I’ll put the article I read in the description. Please write in the comments the sources you actually follow and the ones you like to read or watch, so we can help each other out and share good content with anyone who wants to take AI seriously. See you in another video.