I want to talk about something that’s been on my mind, and honestly, it’s been simmering for days.

Last month, I finally hit 1,000 followers on Instagram. It wasn’t one of those squealing, jumping-up-and-down moments, it was more of a “finally” moment. I’d been sat in the 900s for what felt like forever, refreshing my profile every now and then and getting increasingly fed up with waiting. But when that number finally tipped over into four digits, it was a nice feeling.

Artificial Intelligence. AI. Two words or Two letters that have sparked everything from panic to praise, from viral tweets to industry-wide transformations. But here’s the truth: AI isn’t some sudden, scary new thing that’s just landed on Earth ready to replace all of us humans. It’s been here, growing quietly, learning, adapting, for quite awhile.