Facebook served me an ad for a one-month certificate in becoming an “AI Strategist & Builder.” I stopped scrolling - not because I was suddenly prepared to become either one, but because I had a more immediate question:
Why is Patrick Dempsey selling AI classes?
For the record, I know that this is not actually Patrick Dempsey. It is simply a man who occupies the extremely specific demographic of Patrick Dempsey, but make him Harvard Data Science - a casting choice perfectly calibrated to this particular moment in the AI zeitgeist.
Still, the casting is almost too perfect. The ad promises that most leaders can strategize or build, but almost no one can do both.
Sir, you performed impossible brain surgery and then built a deck on Meredith’s land. We know you can do both.
Apparently Dr. Derek Shepherd has left neurosurgery to teach prompt engineering. Honestly, it may be the most plausible career pivot I’ve seen advertised on Facebook all week.