PanPanMao build diary Day 1: Starting a Chinese metaphysics AI platform with zero domain knowledge. 21 commits, monorepo setup, and the hypothesis that AI can bridge any knowledge gap.

We spent our careers training to be world-class rowers — algorithms, spotless code, endurance. AI is a steam engine under the deck, and the leverage moves to navigation: choosing the destination, the route, and the cargo. What that shift means for staying valuable as an engineer.

Treating AI like a fancy search engine barely scratches the surface. The better mental model is a brilliant intern, and the skills that matter are a Software Development Manager's: defining tasks well, supplying context, reviewing output, and building feedback loops.