The Human AI Detector

Send us Fan MailSPECIAL EDITION!“THE HUMAN AI DETECTORS - And Other Familiar Enemies of Progress”Today’s post is a little different from my usual deep dives into engineering culture, architecture, and leadership.This one is a Special Commentary Edition - because sometimes the funniest (and most revealing) lessons about modern work come from outside the codebase.We’ve all lived through the same old warnings:🧮 “Calculators will make you forget math.” 📱 “SMS will make you forget grammar.” 👥 “Social media will destroy real friendships.”And now the 2025 classic:🤖 “AI will make your brain stop working.”Meanwhile, anyone who has actually used an LLM knows the opposite is true:👉 AI is a productivity multiplier.But here’s where the story gets interesting…There’s a growing group I call THE HUMAN AI DETECTORS - often in recruiting and headhunting - who live in a perfect paradox:“We help you improve your LinkedIn with AI!” …but also… “We reject applications if they used AI!”It’s like telling a finance candidate not to use Excel,an engineer not to use CAD,or a driver not to use power steering because “real drivers use muscle.”In this commentary piece, I explore why this mindset exists, why it’s flawed, and what it reveals about our relationship to technology, truth, and talent.This one is humorous - but with a serious message underneath.👉 Read the full Special Commentary Edition here: THE HUMAN AI DETECTORS - And Other Familiar Enemies of ProgressSupport the showThis Podcast is an audio version of the written Agile Software Engineering newsletter.  If you want to go deeper, don't forget to subscribe the newsletter too.