Ever since I was a kid, back even before we came to Canada, I had this insatiable need to understand how things worked. My toys often met an early demise, taken apart piece by piece, not out of destruction, but pure curiosity. What made them tick? How could I maybe repurpose those gears and wires into something new?
Then came the Atari 800XL. That beige box opened up a universe. Suddenly, it wasn’t just physical gears; it was logic, code, the magic of making pixels dance on a screen. That fascination never left. It led me through engineering detours, a programming degree, decades of consulting, and ultimately, to founding Heitech Software Solutions. Deep down, that kid taking apart toys is still here, still driven by the desire to understand, build, and maybe even glimpse the future. As far back as I can remember, I wanted a robot.
For the last few years, that drive has been laser-focused on Artificial Intelligence. At HeitechSoft, we embarked on a deep dive, using AI not just as a tool, but as the potential engine for the entire company. We weren’t just tinkering anymore; we were testing the limits of what AI could do in a real business environment – strategy, negotiation, complex analysis, the works.
And what we found was… eye-opening. Exciting, yes. Powerful, absolutely. But also deeply concerning in ways I hadn’t fully anticipated. The sheer capability and the trajectory of this technology forced me to confront questions far bigger than just business efficiency. Questions about the future of human work, the stability of our economic systems, and what society looks like when machines can do most of the cognitive heavy lifting.
It felt irresponsible not to share these thoughts, these grounded-in-reality observations from the front lines. That’s why I’ve started a new 7-part weekly series over on Medium called “AI’s Endgame: A CEO’s Perspective.”
It’s my attempt to unpack this complex subject, drawing directly from our HeitechSoft experiment. It’s less about technical jargon and more about the strategic, economic, and human implications we need to grapple with, urgently.
The first article, detailing our journey at HeitechSoft, is live now. I invite you to join the conversation. This isn’t just about technology; it’s about the future we’re building, consciously or not.
You can read the first article of the series here: [medium.com]
