·AI Shift
Still Telling the Same Joke
I've been giving the same AI talk since 2023. Here's what changed — and what didn't.
Featured Column
Mythos
elgrade to Halkidiki is a ten-hour drive. A Mythos beer at the beach is worth every minute. But this article isn't about the beer — it's about the other Mythos, and why it changes everything.
Tihomir Opačić · April 10, 2026 · 10 min read
Recent Essays
·AI Shift
Education Can't Keep Up
I spent a year training a junior developer. He left the week he became useful. The education system failed him—and I paid for it. Fifteen years later, executives across every industry are paying the same price, except now it's AI.
·AI Shift
The Exponential Curve
A son spent 50 years collecting his dead father's letters so he could bring him back with AI. The math that made it possible has been hiding in plain sight since 1939.
Columns & Deep Dives
AI ShiftMar 13, 2026
A Letter to Juniors
This is the hardest time in the history of software development to land your first job. But if you love building things, keep going. The instruments are changing. The music doesn't have to.
AI ShiftMar 6, 2026
Personally Productive, Organizationally Stuck
I automated 90 percent of my cognitive load with AI. The brain fog lifted. Then I tried to bring my team along — and hit a wall most leaders don't see coming.
Deep DiveFeb 27, 2026
My AI Home Base: How Twelve Apps Converged to One
Every app had its purpose. Every app created friction. Then twelve tools collapsed into one — because I finally understood what I was actually looking for: home.
AI ShiftFeb 20, 2026
Affinity, Style, Taste: The Human Edge in the Age of AI Agents
When everyone has godlike power to create, what separates the extraordinary from the mediocre? Not the tools. Not the speed. Whether you know what good looks like.
AI ShiftFeb 11, 2026
Stop Presenting. Start Building.
Enterprise AI pilots fail 95 percent of the time. Not because the technology doesn't work — because nobody showed teams what 'ready' looks like.
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