I recently saw someone making the following comparison: - The transition from paper maps to Waze. - The transition from unassisted to AI-assisted. At first,

I recently saw someone making the following comparison: - The transition from paper maps to Waze. - The transition from unassisted to AI-assisted. At first, this comparison made me incredibly uncomfortable, but the more I think about it, the more I believe it to be accurate. I mean, who made the comparison has no idea. He was comparing devs to obsolete cab drivers. But the analogy holds. And replacing "AI" with "Waze" seems to be a good litmus reality check. - "Waze Specialist" - "My company helps people use Waze to increase productivity" - "I was a pioneer Waze user" - "I've spent most of my life dreaming of something like Waze" See how it sounds? It's perfect. We expect this technology to be as ubiquitous as GPS-assisted navigation. Maybe we should start treating it as such: a commodity.