by John Macdonald | Feb 16, 2026 | AI, Human, Technology, The250
A former colleague of mine posted on LinkedIn that he sent 25000 prompts to AI 2025 to help him learn whether AI can help design complex ICs. Spoiler alert: Yes, of course. I estimate I’ve probably sent double or triple that many prompts over the 2.5 years I’ve been... by John Macdonald | Feb 15, 2026 | AI, Technology, The250
We hear the word agent quite a bit now with AI. Agents work on instructions. Free agents work on incentives. Let’s be clear about what kind of agents we’re talking about. Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share... by John Macdonald | Feb 13, 2026 | AI, Human, Technology, The250
When I was a young engineer, I programmed on a test system that provided 128 lines of program space. That was it. You had 128 lines of code. Make it work. By the way, that smart light bulb that Alexa can turn on and off? That has about 25,000 lines of code. That’s... by John Macdonald | Feb 12, 2026 | AI, Human, Technology, The250
I first posted some AI dominance stats in 2024. It’s now early 2026, and AI is still — if not even more — dominating the zeitgeist. Here are some new stats: By 2030, AI will displace around 92 million jobs, but create 170 million new ones. AI (still) projects to...