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Democratisation
A capability that needed money, a team, or years of training becoming available to anyone: printing, the web, and now building software by describing it.
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2026
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noteA capability, democratised
Building software took money, a team, or years of training. Now anyone with an idea and a subscription can do it, and nobody predicted what would follow.
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noteCitizen entrepreneurs
My friend's answer to the transition: with AI, ordinary people can find a business opportunity, build the business, and run it. He built an idea factory.
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noteIdeas stop waiting
In 2026 the backlog of ideas I carried for years is turning into things that exist. On why this year feels like a window that will not stay open.
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notePower, in the good sense
The right word for what AI gives an individual builder is power, meant as capability rather than domination. It is refreshing to say so.
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noteThe window before the utility
Tokens will be a metered utility and AI as ordinary as electricity. Until then, learning to use it well is an advantage that will not come around again.