One of the main reasons I have become more hands-on with AI is that I do not want to sit back and let the role of a product leader be redefined around me. Product, design and engineering are all changing. I want to understand those changes from the inside, not just at presentation level.
For me, the value of AI is not only speed. It is the expansion of what I can explore directly. It has allowed me to get closer to code, closer to design and closer to technical workflows that I had not previously worked through myself. I am not trying to become an engineer or a designer, but I do want a deeper understanding of the systems, constraints and opportunities those disciplines work within.
That matters because it changes how I lead. If I understand the tools better, I can make better decisions, ask better questions and help teams think more clearly about where AI genuinely adds value and where it does not. I also think it makes me a better product person for the years ahead, because the people leading this work will need more than surface-level awareness.