Let’s clear the air: AI isn’t here to take your job as a network or cybersecurity engineer. It’s here to sit in the corner, automate some of your boring tasks, and silently judge your lack of Python skills.
Sure, AI can do some cool tricks — like sift through thousands of logs in seconds or spot weird traffic patterns at 3 a.m. while you’re drooling on your keyboard. But can it argue with vendors, debug spaghetti firewall rules, or survive a Friday change window? Didn’t think so.
Here’s the truth: AI isn’t replacing engineers — it’s just forcing us to level up. That means learning to work with it, not against it. Like using AI to write better scripts, find vulnerabilities faster, or explain to your boss (again) that “the cloud” is still just someone else’s computer.
In short, if you’re worried AI is coming for your job, relax. It’s more like that eager intern who’s super fast but still needs supervision. You’re still the architect, the strategist, and the one who gets blamed when the VPN breaks.
Evolve, adapt, and maybe learn some AI lingo — but don’t stress. The robots might be smart, but they still can’t configure BGP without breaking something.