We often see and hear a lot of hype and – unfortunately – enshittification when it comes to GenAI. Despite knowing that there are indeed some valuable use cases for the application of AI to solve some issues, I rarely read about a employee friendly adoption of GenAI.
The article AI for Network Managers: Leading Teams in the Age of Intelligent Automation was a quite refreshing read in that regard!
Six weeks into my management role, I’m watching AI transform how my team approaches everything from documentation to troubleshooting. But I’m also seeing the confusion, skepticism, and sometimes misguided enthusiasm that comes with any new technology. The question isn’t whether AI will impact network engineering – it already is. The question is how we as managers guide our teams to use it effectively while avoiding the pitfalls.

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