Geoffrey Huntley: if your team is too busy for AI experiments, you're preparing them to be replaced
tlakomy · x · 2026-10-10
Geoffrey Huntley, the engineer behind loop engineering (Ralph), argues that AI usage in software engineering is no longer optional — and takes a hard line: if your employer bans AI, you should quit and join a company already going through AI transformation.
- He recounts his own timeline: conceiving loop engineering in January, sitting on it for four months before publishing, then delivering the talk 17 times across cities and writing six- and eighteen-month industry recaps.
- His core claim: the profession is at a crossroads, and the window for individual engineers to act is closing — "this is the last time I'll say it."
- Related pieces include his open reply to an anonymous student: "Yes, AI is here, you're screwed unless you take action," laying out concrete personal steps.
Related event: Ralph Author Warns Teams Not Using AI Are Being Prepared for Replacement(2 posts)→
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