[Part 3] In the Age of AI, Will I Go Extinct Like the Dinosaurs?
I must start with a confession.
I am writing that I fear the AI era, yet I am using AI to refine this very text.
I ask Jisu (ChatGPT) for structure,
add alternative perspectives through Jemi (Gemini),
and polish my metaphors with Daegil (Claude).
I use Vrew for captions and Canva for thumbnails.
I claim to fear the AI era, yet I spend every waking hour with it.
It is a contradiction.
But this is my current reality.
I. The Dinosaurs Didn't Know They Would Vanish
The dinosaurs were the masters of the Earth.
They were massive, powerful, and overwhelming.
The T-Rex could run at 20-30 km/h with vision comparable to modern raptors.
The Triceratops possessed a massive shield and horns,
and the Velociraptors hunted in packs.
The ultimate apex predators of the planet.
Could those dinosaurs have ever imagined?
That small, seemingly insignificant mammals would one day rule the world?
Humans created AI. For now, we seem to be the masters.
But this pace is strange.
AI is getting faster, cheaper, and better at producing "the average."
In the history of Earth, no species has ever been eternal.
The dinosaurs didn't know they would vanish at first.
Just as they couldn't imagine the mammals—once mere prey—becoming masters of the Earth,
it may not be far-fetched to imagine the AI we created becoming the new master.
II. Why I Use It Despite the Fear
At first, doing anything with AI felt somehow fake.
So I only looked for AI bloopers—hallucinations, outbursts of anger, or completely wrong search results.
"See, it still has a long way to go."
I think I just wanted to feel safe.
But as I watched AI organize 20 years of my hard-earned experience in seconds, my thoughts began to change.
AI chops the ingredients fast. It even suggests recipes.
But it doesn't know what to cook.
The intuition to sense "This isn't just a part problem" by looking at a customer's expression.
That thing that's hard to explain but clearly exists.
This is something that became part of me through countless mistakes, apologies, and retries.
AI learns through data.
I learn through failure.
I believe that difference still remains.
Or perhaps, I just want to believe it does.
III. The Ones Who Fail to Adapt Disappear
Dinosaurs didn't become rulers just because they were big.
Overwhelming muscle, powerful jaws, wide vision, and a sharp sense of smell.
They were perfectly optimized for the environment of their time.
But when the environment changed,
that perfection became a heavy burden.
I cannot be faster than AI.
I cannot be cheaper.
So there is only one choice left.
Getting used to AI despite the fear.
Turning 20 years of experience into a structure rather than letting it slip away.
And remaining as someone who takes ultimate responsibility.
AI provides answers.
But it does not take responsibility.
"I will take responsibility if this doesn't work."
This statement is still the realm of humans.
IV. One Sharp Question
They say the Singularity will come in 2045.
But let's be honest. What were the dinosaurs doing while they were vanishing?
They were probably living exactly as they did yesterday.
I fear AI. But there is something I fear more.
Changing nothing while the change is happening.
Losing a job is an event.
The decline of my value is a process.
And the process is always quiet.
As I sink quietly, one day I might find that...
I haven't been replaced; I’ve simply become "cheapened."
