You’re not imagining it — AI really is moving too fast. Faster than smartphones. Faster than the internet. And if it feels impossible to keep up, you’re not alone.
This isn’t like the smartphone wave or the early days of the internet. This is different. Faster. Relentless. Real.
Let’s take a breath and look at what’s really happening, and what it means for all of us trying to lead, build, and keep up.
What Happened
AI adoption is moving faster than anything in history. ChatGPT reached 100 million users in just two months. The internet took seven years to hit the same number.
Training compute, the horsepower behind large AI models, now doubles every 5.6 months. That means it grows four times stronger every year. No other innovation has moved this fast.
Why It Matters
🔥 Fire changed how we cooked.
🛞 The wheel changed how we moved.
🛜 The internet changed how we connected.
🤖 AI is changing how we think…and it is moving at a pace the human brain was never built to handle.
We are facing cognitive overload, change fatigue, and adaptation blindness. The technology keeps accelerating, even when our minds and systems are already stretched.
This is not a tech story. It is a human one.
How It Impacts You
If you lead a team, you are not just managing projects. You are managing psychology.
If you run a business, the pressure to adopt AI tools is not just external. It is foundational.
Whether you work in marketing, sales, operations, or education, the real risk is not AI replacing people. It is people not realizing how much the world has already changed.
The edge will belong to those who slow down just enough to see clearly and move with intention.
3 Things You Can Do Now
- Stop chasing, start scanning: Set aside 30 minutes each week to review what is noise and what is useful. Clarity matters more than urgency.
- Pick one AI tool and learn it well: Not five. Just one. Start with ChatGPT or something that fits your daily rhythm.
- Talk to someone who is already testing: Ask a colleague or friend, “What AI tool has actually helped you this month?” Real answers beat random searching.
One More Thing
We are not preparing people for what AI will become. We are preparing them for what it already is.
So ask yourself this: What is one thing you are pretending is not changing?
Want a practical place to start? Check out our AI for Beginners Workshop. It’s built for clarity, not complexity.
Let’s get ready, together.
~Harrison