The Wrong Name for a Revolutionary Tool
I think whoever came up with the name 'Artificial Intelligence' made the one real mistake in the entire history of AI. What the hell does 'Artificial Intelligence' even mean? There is nothing artificial or intelligent about any of this. AI is knowledge you never had access to before — and now you do. It is economic democracy. It is doing whatever the hell you want without asking anyone for permission. It is learning new things, exploring new fields, and bringing your ideas to life at a drastically reduced cost. What could possibly be artificial or intelligent about that?
Goodbye Collaborators, Hello Freedom
I use artificial intelligence as a replacement for about ten collaborators I was once forced to have. Forced. What memories did those collaborators leave me? Their oversized egos, the hours wasted explaining what I needed, and every single one of them with an innate desire to screw me over somehow. By using AI, I can live wherever I want, comfortably skip pointless meetings, tell the AI exactly what I want and how I want it, and I can even program it not to always say yes to me. I can build an entire project wherever I see fit — how great is it to work where you want, with no mandatory schedule?
I founded an agency, Andrea Milano AI, where I create, develop, try to innovate, constantly study the things that interest me, test them immediately, and most of the time, for free. Sure, the free plan of most AI tools is pretty useless, but at $20–25 a month, everything changes radically. You have an insanely powerful work and learning tool right in your hands. And that is not just a figure of speech — even from your phone you can build seriously professional things, like someone who spent twenty years studying. I feel a little sorry for those who did spend twenty years studying and are no longer indispensable. Knowledge is now public, and above all, the person who studied for twenty years is no longer needed the way they used to be. I genuinely feel a little bad about that.
Resumes, Master's Degrees, and PhDs: The Great Bluff Is Over
Remember job interviews up until now? Resumes where 70% was pure fiction, 15% was actual truth, and 15% was carefully rehearsed buzzwords. People would show off master's degrees that cost a fortune, followed by references from someone who simply liked them. All of that is going to disappear. In a few years, a certified course from Google or Anthropic will carry more weight than your master's degree from Boston University or your PhD from some elite institution scattered around the world. The job market is already catching on.
Coding in Python While Sitting on the Toilet
Right now, while sitting on the toilet, I am coding a Python automation script. While relaxing under a beach umbrella, I launch a script that analyzes the APAC (Asia-Pacific) market, and if I feel like it, I hop on a call to present my findings. I am completely in love with artificial intelligence — it has given me new energy and made me revisit all those shelved projects I had filed away with a simple 'Yeah, maybe when I have the money.' And when I ask it something, I get reasonable answers most of the time, which is increasingly hard to say about human beings.
Job Loss or Evolution? It Depends on Where You Are Looking
Will a lot of people lose their jobs? Among other things, I used to work as a photographer, so do not tell me about it. But honestly, I do not see it as a loss — I see it as an evolution and an enormous saving of both money and time. A photo shoot used to be a place packed with people, and every single one of them thought they were a big deal. So many demands, so many people desperate to be seen as essential and get their name in the credits to feed those beloved resumes. Today, thanks to my background in photography, I can create exactly the image I need, tailored to my purpose, in a short time and at a low cost. And if I do not like it, I redo it. Completely effective.
When you ask artificial intelligence a question, you get reasonable answers most of the time — which is increasingly hard to say about human beings. Yes, I already said it and I am saying it again. All of this applies to using AI on a paid plan of at least $20–25 per month. Everything else, for now, is pretty much useless.