Getting Comfortable with Not Knowing
AI is changing the rules in real time. Here’s how I’m staying ahead—by staying curious.
Shahi M.
Living in the age of unknowns
And why I’ve stopped chasing clarity and started building instead
A few years ago, I felt like I had a solid grip on where tech was heading. I knew the tools, the roles, the playbook.
Now?
It’s chaos.
And I kind of love it.
We’re in a weird, fascinating moment—what some are calling the “Age of Unknowns.” New AI tools are dropping weekly. Interfaces are shifting. Expectations of what it means to “design” something are up for debate. And honestly, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed.
But here’s how I’m approaching it:
Try everything.
Build things.
Understand the limitations.
I’ve turned into an AI lab rat (by choice)
From Claude to Midjourney to V0 to Gemini—my instinct now is to play with every new thing I come across.
I don’t just want to use the tool. I want to know:
Where does it fail?
What assumptions does it make?
How do I trick it?
What kind of thinking does it encourage?
For example:
Midjourney still struggles with text and fidelity, but it’s incredible at helping me find moods and directions I didn’t expect.
V0 builds UI faster than I can wireframe it—but its output still needs a human touch.
Claude wrote a full backend for a site I was prototyping—but I had to manually QA the whole logic path.
These aren't just toys. They’re accelerants. But only if I know where to steer them.
Navigating ambiguity by moving faster
I don’t think the future will reward people who wait for clear answers. It’ll reward those who get good at navigating uncertainty.
And the best way to do that?
Build small things often. Break them. Try again.
I’m not looking for “the one AI tool that will change everything.”
I’m looking for patterns.
Where do these tools genuinely save time?
Where do they introduce new creative friction?
Where does my role change—and where does it stay the same?
Why this moment excites me
Because for the first time in a while, everything feels wide open again.
We don’t know what a designer looks like in 3 years.
We don’t know what tools we’ll be using.
We don’t even know what a product is anymore—when a chatbot, a prompt, or a co-pilot could be the interface.
I think the way to beat uncertainty is staying curious.
That’s what I’m doing—one tool, one failure, one aha moment at a time.