Even Big Mama Is Using AI

Even Big Mama Is Using AI: Jason Wright’s Take on Adapting to the AI Revolution Jason Wright opens with a story about his wife’s aunt “Big Mama” posting an AI-altered senior photo of his sister-in-law on Facebook, using it to introduce his perspective on AI and why it’s now unavoidable. He reflects on decades of tech change—from the Commodore 64 and DOS terminals to pagers, early cell phones, BlackBerry, and AOL—then argues people should view AI as “me and AI,” not “me or AI.” He advises workers worried about displacement to befriend AI, start with tools like Gemini and free ChatGPT, and use it to edit rather than replace their own thinking. He cites an article featuring NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang advocating engineering, first-principles problem-solving, and becoming an “AI expert,” then shares how AI can help him edit writing and learn to code. He closes with quotes from Seneca and Zig Ziglar about changing oneself to adapt rather than seeking an escape from change. 00:00 Big Mama Meets AI 01:31 My Take on AI 02:50 Tech Then and Now 06:43 AI Anxiety and Strategy 08:00 Play With the Tools 09:23 Jensen Huang on Careers 15:08 How AI Helps Me Write 17:45 Seneca and Zig on Change 20:09 Wrap Up and Call to Action