Zero To Engineer

Heard a stat this week that I keep coming back to: AI is now in 70% of developer workflows in 2026.

For anyone thinking AI is going to replace IT careers, that's not what's happening. What's actually happening is this: the pros pulling ahead are the ones directing AI, not avoiding it.

If I were teaching someone learning networks or security right now, here's what I'd tell them:

Never let AI generate a config you can't read line by line. If you can't explain it, you can't troubleshoot it.

Use AI to draft — diagrams, ACLs, incident write-ups — then audit what it gets wrong. That audit step is where the learning actually happens.

Use it as a study partner. Ask it to explain a firewall rule or a packet capture. It's the most patient instructor you'll ever work with.

AI is doing for IT what calculators did for engineering. It doesn't replace the fundamentals. It raises the ceiling.

How are you using AI in your work or studies right now?