I Think We’re Asking the Wrong Question About AI

Jun 13
3 min read

A friend said something to me recently that I haven’t been able to stop thinking about.

We were talking about AI when she paused and said, “I feel like I’m already too late.”

Too late to learn it.

Too late to understand it.

Too late to catch up.

Since then, I’ve heard versions of that same sentence from several different people.

And honestly, I understand it.

The pace of change right now can feel overwhelming. Every day there seems to be a new tool, a new platform, a new prediction about how the world is changing. It’s easy to look around and assume that everyone else has somehow figured it out while you’re standing on the sidelines trying to make sense of it all.

But the more I sit with this conversation, the more I wonder if we’re asking the wrong question.

What if the question isn’t whether we’re too late?

What if the question is something else entirely?

One of the things I’ve been noticing through my recent exploration of AI is how quickly we assume that everyone else knows more than we do.

Students think adults have it figured out.

Adults think the younger generation understands it naturally.

Teachers think the experts have the answers.

Parents think everyone else is ahead.

Yet the more conversations I have, the more I realize that most people are still trying to find their footing.

We’re all navigating unfamiliar territory together.

And maybe that’s what makes this moment so interesting.

Not because AI is changing the world.

But because it’s inviting us to look at how we respond to change itself.

Do we get curious?

Do we pull away?

Do we wait until we feel ready?

Do we assume we’ve missed our chance?

I don’t know exactly where all of this is going.

I don’t know what education will look like in ten years.

I don’t know which tools will survive and which ones will disappear.

I don’t know what opportunities will emerge that we can’t yet see.

What I do know is that some of the most meaningful experiences in life have started when I didn’t know what I was doing.

Most things worth learning begin with uncertainty.

Most new chapters begin before we feel prepared.

Most opportunities arrive before we feel qualified.

And perhaps that’s why this conversation has stayed with me.

Because I suspect many of us are carrying stories about being behind, when in reality we’re standing at the edge of something new.

Not because of AI.

Because that’s often how growth feels.

If you’ve been following along with my recent reflections on AI, thank you for being part of the conversation. I’m exploring these questions in real time—as a parent, a lifelong learner, and someone deeply curious about what it means to stay human in a rapidly changing world.

If you’d like to dive deeper into these conversations, I’ve been sharing a series of short podcast episodes on The Courage to Be exploring AI, curiosity, learning, and what this moment might be asking of us.

🎙️ Listen to the AI series here.

I’d love to hear from you.

How are you feeling about AI these days?

Curious? Excited? Overwhelmed? Skeptical? Already using it?

Leave a comment or hit reply and let me know.

We’re all learning together.

Until next time,

Tania