These are unsettling, fast-moving times in technology. The acceleration of AI capabilities over the last few years has left many people feeling uncertain about the future. If you've felt uncertain about where AI leaves you, you're in good company. It's easy to get swept up in dramatic headlines predicting the end of software development as we know it. But the reality is far more nuanced, and can be far more empowering with the right perspective.

In this talk, I'll avoid the hype and explore what AI is actually good at today, where AI requires human expertise to be truly valuable, and how technologists can use AI as a partner and force multiplier instead of it becoming a replacement. We’ll look at how modern AI tools are reshaping, not eliminating, software craftsmanship, and how you can position yourself to thrive in an AI-augmented career landscape.

You will learn:

• Where AI's greatest value lies, and where human value still wins
• Where caution and human oversight are especially essential
• Practical ways AI has been my value accelerator, and can be yours too!