AI, Architecture & Leadership: Adapting to Change

Have you ever thought about the world before ChatGPT and AI? The one where we didn’t have to worry about the future of IT and our jobs? 😂 I keep thinking about it and I’m amazed not only at how dramatically things have changed in two years but also at how the pace of change has increased to the point that every article I write on the topic is obsolete within a few days.

Literally, my latest article required an update just one day after I published it. 😭

Beyond the tech itself, there’s industry pressure—leaders like Mark Zuckerberg and Marc Benioff openly say that AI will replace mid-level software engineers or reduce hiring needs. The reality (and maybe hope)? AI is a powerful tool, but the role of developers is shifting rather than vanishing.

This is why I'm focusing heavily on AI from the start of the year and trying to provide as much insight as possible. I'm currently subscribed to ChatGPT Plus, Google One AI Premium, Perplexity Pro, GitHub Copilot Pro, and a few other tools for image and video processing. My goal is to keep using them extensively so that I can give you tips and maybe save you the effort and cost of having to try them all.

As part of this effort, I'm also changing the format of my email newsletter. While I'll keep publishing my blog posts and videos as I always have, I'll do my best to maximize your exposure not only to my content but also to other articles, news, and technologies by listing links to things I've read or tried with a very short description.

I'll try to get back to you every two weeks to a month. Let me know if you like the idea or have any suggestions. 💪

📝 Recent Content (What's I've been Publishing)

• ChatGPT vs DeepSeek vs Gemini – My experience switching from DeepSeek to Gemini Advanced, highlighting how its "Deep Research" feature eliminates AI hallucinations and "NotebookLM" transforms document analysis, making it a powerful and cost-effective tool compared to ChatGPT.
• GitHub Copilot Workspace Reviewed – Explore GitHub Copilot Workspaces, a new AI-powered development environment that promises to simplify tasks like documentation, refactoring, and project setup. Find out how it works and if it's worth the hype (and the Copilot Pro subscription 😜).
• Cursor vs GitHub Copilot vs ChatGPT – Looking for the best AI coding assistant in 2025? In this article, I compare Cursor, GitHub Copilot, and ChatGPT to help you choose the right subscription for your daily coding needs. By the end, I reveal my top choice and share a few additional tools worth exploring!
• No, AI Cannot Replace Developers... Yet – My hands-on experience with AI coding tools, addressing the "70% problem" and why professional software development requires more than just AI-generated code. Learn why experienced developers still hold the edge.

🔍News, Cool Finds and Discoveries

• Microsoft's Majorana-1 Chip: A Quantum Leap – Microsoft's Majorana-1 chip marks a significant step forward in quantum computing. This new chip aims to create stable and scalable qubits, paving the way for more robust quantum computers.
• Amazon's Ocelot Chip Boosts Quantum Computing – Amazon Web Services (AWS) introduces the Ocelot chip, enhancing their cloud-based quantum computing service. This new chip aims to improve the performance and scalability of quantum algorithms.
• Perplexity open-sourcing R1 1776 – Perplexity AI has open-sourced R1-1776, a version of the DeepSeek-R1 model that's been enhanced to provide unbiased and factual information, tackling censorship issues, especially those related to the Chinese Communist Party.
• Microsoft Dropped Some AI Data Center Leases – Microsoft has canceled some US data center leases, raising concerns about potential oversupply in AI computing capacity. This move, reported by TD Cowen, prompts questions about whether Big Tech's massive AI infrastructure spending is outpacing actual demand, even as Microsoft reaffirms its $80 billion investment plans. The cancellation may also reflect shifting partnerships, like OpenAI's move to utilize Oracle's cloud services, and Microsoft's own significant data center development.
• xAI's Grok-3 Unveiled – In their latest blog post, xAI announced Grok-3, a new AI model with impressive reasoning abilities across math, coding, and general knowledge. It even scored 93.3% on a challenging math exam! Grok-3 leverages reinforcement learning and extensive reasoning time to achieve its results.
• GitHub Copilot: The agent awakens – GitHub has introduced Agent Mode and announced the General Availability of Copilot Edits, both in VS Code. Agent Mode is capable of iterating on its own code, recognizing errors, and fixing them automatically.
• OpenAI Operator – OpenAI has introduced Operator, a new model designed to handle complex tasks by breaking them down into smaller steps. It can reason over diverse data formats, including text, images, and code, and can utilize tools to accomplish tasks. Operator is currently being tested with a limited group of users.
• Next.Js – I recently built a couple of apps with it, and it really restored my faith in front-end development 😂. The experience was so much smoother than other stacks.
• Ghost Signup Spam Protection – If you have a Ghost Blog make sure to enable this feature to mitigate a recent spike in fake subscribers.

🚀 Coming Up Next

I’ve been testing multiple AI tools, including ChatGPT Plus, Perplexity Pro, GitHub Copilot Pro, and Google One AI Premium. There’s a real FOMO factor 🥵, but staying informed is a necessity. I’ll continue comparing these platforms so you can make the best choices—without paying for every subscription yourself.

More insights, reviews, and hands-on experiments coming soon. Stay tuned! 🚀