Welcome to your regular dispatch of probable futures.
Last week’s essay on the AI Line asked how we should measure ourselves against ever-smarter “advanced autocompletes.” Most discussion dwells on what we stand to lose—skills left unused, agency surrendered.
I disagree.
Automation expands, not shrinks, our capacity.
I still reserve a few tasks for the joy of doing them by hand, but most of my workload would benefit from machine assistance.
Software development (or vibe coding) proves the point.
I’ve shown before how writing web and mobile apps multiplies leverage, especially for founders. Nearly everyone I meet wants to sharpen their coding skills and delegate the routine.
There’s no universal curriculum. Developers learn in as many ways as there are developers. Two formats consistently work:
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Hackathons: immersive, in-person sprints that push newcomers to ship something real (which you can read more about).
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Coding clubs: recurring online sessions where members demo projects, trade feedback, and help beginners start building.
If that sounds interesting to you, and I are hosting an online coding club in a few weeks on 7 August. Join us!
We have also have an upcoming Vibe Coding Workshop on AI, Creativity and Esotericism in Amsterdam on 7 October.
Until next week,
MZ
Year of the Agent (25 min)
ICYMI: OpenAI is bumping up the agentic capabilities of ChatGPT.
Writing your own Agents (1h30)
And one of my favorite podcasters interviewed of my favorite tech CEOs: Every's Dan Schipper on Lenny's Podcast about running AI native companies (they are!).
Everything is AI (1h15)
Excellent interview with Anthropic co-founder Ben Man about alignment, product and sci-fi.
