Sera Holt’s Post

Be willing to be wrong when building with AI. I built an app to track a critical part of our AI journey. It worked well and solved the problem. I put real thought and time into it, and then a few weeks later, someone suggested a different approach, demanded it even. My first reaction wasn’t curiosity. It was frustration. I felt like I had wasted all that time and effort, and what I created was being cast aside. But you know what? They were right. What they suggested was better, simpler, required fewer human inputs, and was more scalable. So I'm owning it. Not everything you build with AI is meant to last. In fact, a lot of it won’t, and after sitting with it for a few days, my perspective shifted. That work wasn’t a failure; it was a step forward. I wouldn’t have seen the better path without going through the first one. And now I'm seeing this everywhere I look. Someone builds something they’re proud of. It works. It makes sense. Then someone else comes along with a better idea. The difference isn’t who was “right.” It’s how you respond. Do you defend what you built? Or do you recognize progress when you see it, even if it means letting go of your own work? If you’re serious about using AI well, you have to get comfortable with this cycle: Build. Learn. Replace. Repeat. Not everything you create needs to last. But every iteration should make the next one better. In this case, the cliche holds true - it's the journey, not the destination. #AI #Development #Progress