Life in the Singularity

Life in the Singularity

Software Engineering In the Age of AI

The ceiling has raised, but the floor has fallen out.

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Matt McDonagh
Jan 10, 2026
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The Industrial Revolution replaced human muscle with machines, forcing laborers to move from the fields to the control panels.

Today, we are living through the Cognitive Revolution.

Artificial Intelligence is doing to mental work what the steam engine did to physical toil: automating the execution, leaving humans to initiate and master the orchestration.

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