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TLDR: Geoffrey Huntley argues that software teams must make AI experimentation part of normal work or fall behind the changing employment market.
Best for: Software leaders making AI adoption part of team practice
The tip: Give engineers protected time to experiment with AI during normal work.
What you need: Access to approved AI tools
Time for hands-on experimentation
Start here: Make AI use part of the job, not after-hours work.
Create room for teams to experiment with real tasks.
Filed note: Geoffrey Huntley argues that teams need protected time to experiment with AI because treating adoption as extra work leaves people and companies behind.

Highlights: Usage of AI in the profession of software engineeering is no longer optional.
AI use is now a baseline professional expectation in Huntley’s argument.
Our profession is at a crossroads, and this is the last time I'll say it.
The piece treats adoption as an immediate career decision.
Excerpt: When Ralph was published last year, I sat on it. People who have been reading this blog for a while know this. I first came across the idea of loop engineering in early January last year, sat on it for four months, and then started writing a lot, begging people to pay attention.
From ghuntley.com