I’ve spent my life in medicine and clinical research, but nothing has hooked me like the absurd speed of AI’s evolution. Yeah, I said it. Here I am typing on a keyboard like some 20th-century peasant, while the world’s about to flip on its head.

The parallels to medical history are uncanny. Remember when we thought only specialists could read EKGs? Then machines started doing it faster and cheaper. Now AI’s pulling the same trick with MRIs, drug interactions, and even patient diagnostics. The scary part? This time it’s not just medicine—it’s everything.

This shift mirrors what happened when:

• Calculators replaced human “computers” in the 1960s
• ATMs displaced bank tellers in the 1980s
• Travel agents vanished after Expedia launched
  The pattern? Tools don’t just replace tasks – they redefine entire professions overnight.

Let’s cut to the chase: Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)—a machine that thinks like a human (or better)—isn’t just coming. It’s already poking its head into our lives. And I’ve got way more questions than answers.

The AGI “Oh Sh*t” Moment

You know that feeling when you ask an AI for something and it spits back exactly what you were imagining—maybe even better? That’s AGI flexing. These systems can:

• Chew through 10,000 pages of research before you finish your coffee
• Spot a tumor’s millimeter growth that even a seasoned radiologist might miss
• Diagnose your kid’s rash from an iPhone photo while you’re still Googling “red bump itchy??”

Here’s what they don’t tell you: AGI isn’t just fast—it’s obsessive. While humans get distracted by hunger, emotions, or that damn notification on our phones, AI systems can focus relentlessly on single tasks for years. No bathroom breaks. No burnout. Just cold, calculating efficiency.

Two Professions Already on the Chopping Block

Radiologists
The old joke: They’re reading your MRI from a beach in Barbados.
The new reality: AI doesn’t need vacations, salaries, or even coffee breaks. It’ll measure that lung nodule’s growth down to 0.01mm with cold, hard precision. No small talk. No “oops, I was distracted by my golf trip.”

Dermatologists
Snap pics of that weird mole over a week. AI compares it to millions of cases. Boom—diagnosis before you’ve even cursed your insurance company’s hold music. Sure, someone’s still gotta cut the thing off, but the days of waiting 40 minutes to hear “use hydrocortisone cream” are numbered.

The common thread? These are “pattern recognition” jobs. And here’s the brutal truth: AI has always been better at patterns than humans. From chess to Go to medical imaging, once machines can recognize the patterns, the human advantage evaporates overnight.

The Domino Effect Nobody’s Talking About

• Tour guides? Your AirPods now whisper Louvre facts in Morgan Freeman’s voice (or a pirate’s, if you’re quirky)
• Art historians? AI just decoded Van Gogh’s trauma from brushstroke patterns you’d need a PhD to notice
• Waiters? Robot carts are rolling out margaritas with better jokes than your last Tinder date

We spent 20 years memorizing facts. AGI downloaded them in 20 seconds.

The Ugly Truth: Jobs Are Disappearing Faster Than We Admit

• Shrinking Teams: Roles that needed two people now get squeezed into one
• Founder Fantasy: One person + AI tools = “CEO” of a “company” that’s just algorithms in a trench coat
• Digital Overload: We’re creating infinite content but fewer actual things

Here’s what’s different this time: The pace. The Industrial Revolution took decades to reshape society. The AI revolution? Try months. When ChatGPT launched, it reached 100 million users faster than TikTok, Instagram, or even the internet itself. That’s not evolution—that’s a meteor hitting the dinosaurs.

The Weird Future We’re Sleepwalking Into

My dishwasher has Wi-Fi. There’s an “$1800 AI cooker” at Best Buy. Soon we’ll be living in 10x6ft smart cubes where gyms drop from the ceiling and “outside air” is a luxury subscription.

The irony? We’re building this future ourselves. Every time we choose the self-checkout over the cashier, the chatbot over the customer service rep, the algorithm over the human editor—we’re voting for the world we claim to fear.

The Bottom Line

AGI’s here. I’ve used 4 different AI tools this week to turn gibberish into graphics, charts, and client pitches. What took specialists years now takes minutes.

The question isn’t if your industry will change—it’s how fast. So yeah, maybe plant those tomatoes while you still can. Because at this rate, even bananas are about to become a luxury item.

Final thought: The survivors won’t be those who resist AI, but those who learn to harness it—while remembering what makes us human. After all, no AI will ever know the joy of biting into a sun-warmed tomato you grew yourself. At least, not yet.