🪬 HumanAI #005 – I Asked AI If I Was Replaceable (And How To Future-Proof Myself)

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Okay, already feeling comfy at the new place.
But damn… a house is so much more work than an apartment.

I just finished cleaning the gutters.
Check the before and after (I’m proud of this):

Not gonna lie—I was standing on a wobbly old painter’s ladder I found in the attic, bucket in one hand, and a tiny little shovel (absolutely not suited for the job) in the other.
Clumsy as hell. Constantly trying to balance myself and not die.

And the whole time I kept thinking: “A little robot could EASILY do this in minutes.”

Instead, it took me two hours.

But you know what?
There’s a weird satisfaction in finishing something with your own hands.

It’s dirty af. It’s slow. It’s physical.
But that after-the-work fulfilment feeling—that’s deeply HUMAN.

Anyway… let’s get into today’s newsletter.

A few months ago, I started asking people a simple question:
“Are you using AI?”

Corporate execs. Lawyers. Designers. Accountants. Tech founders… a diverse bunch.

And you know what most of them say?
“Not really… I tried it when ChatGPT came out…
It was cool, but I didn’t really make a difference.”

And I get it.
Honestly? I was like that too.

I tested the first version. Thought, “That’s cute.”

But here’s the thing no one realizes:
That was AI in 2022.

Fast forward to 2025:
It’s faster, smarter, and way more useful.
And in another 6 months… we’ll say the same about the version we’re using now.

So if someone says “AI doesn’t really help me”…
what they really mean is: “I haven’t checked in on reality in a while.”

Remember, AI isn’t replacing people. It’s replacing skills.
And it’s moving fast.

Which brings me to this week’s theme….

🧠 HUMAN INSPIRATION: The Genius That Got Buried

This is a story about brilliance… and denial.

The year was 1975, a 24-year-old Kodak engineer named Steve Sasson builds the world’s first digital camera.

It’s clunky. It’s weird. It stores images on a cassette tape.

He walks into the boardroom with his prototype—excited, nervous, hopeful.

The execs listen. Nod. Then someone says:
“That’s cute. But don’t tell anyone about it.”

They shelved it.

Kodak invented the future of photography…
and then buried it to protect the past.

A few decades later:
Everyone has a digital camera in their pocket.
Photos are free. Instant. Infinite.
And Kodak? Bankrupt.

Steve Sasson got multiple awards.
But the empire he tried to save? Gone

This is the part that breaks my heart:
He wasn’t wrong.
He was early.
He was right too soon for the people in charge to handle.
(company leaders were clearly affected by marketing myopia—too focused on selling a product on its way to extinction).

So the question is…

What future are you seeing right now that no one around you is ready for?
And what skills are you ignoring because they feel too “different,” too “early,” too “weird”?

History doesn’t just reward the best ideas.
It rewards the people who adapt first.

⚡ AI REAL-LIFE USE: From Prompt to Product—The AI Skill Analyzer

A few newsletters ago, I showed you how to use ChatGPT to audit your skills and build a custom upskilling plan.

But here's the thing:
Most people loved it…
and didn’t do it.

Because let’s be honest—
Most of us don’t want another prompt.
We want a result.

So I built one.

It’s called the AI Skills Analyzer (title still in WIP).

You just upload your CV (or LinkedIn), and it gives you a full breakdown:

• Which of your skills are AI-replaceable

• Which ones can be AI-boosted

• Which ones are still AI-proof

• And what skills you should start learning now to stay in the top 20%

No prompting. No formatting. Just click > upload > get report.

I haven’t released it publicly yet. But if you’re reading this… you’re early.

Want to be one of the first to test it?

It’s FREE!

RECEIVE YOUR FREE SKILLS REPORT HERE

⚡ BONUS — Turn Your Skills Report into a Personal Growth Engine

Once you get your Skills Analyzer report… don’t just read it.

Turn it into an action plan.

Copy this prompt into ChatGPT, upload your report, and let it build your next move:

You are my AI career strategist. I just received this AI Skill Report about my current strengths and risks. Based on it, create a custom 30-day action plan to help me strengthen my AI-proof and AI-boosted skills.

Prioritize:
- Fast learning (no fluff, not much time investment)
- High ROI activities
- Real-world application

Include: learning resources, mini-projects, practice tasks, and weekly checkpoints.

Make this plan brutally focused, personalized, and momentum-driven.

🔥 This is how you go from “That’s interesting” to “Holy sh*t, I’m levelling up.”

🚀 FOR THE BOLD ONES… The Aged Wine Paradox

In the old world, the longer you did something, the more valuable you became.
Your experience aged like wine.

But now?
Every year you don’t evolve, your value decays.

That’s the Aged Wine Paradox.

The more experienced you are, the more dangerous it is to stand still.

Why?
Because the world doesn’t just reward knowledge anymore—it rewards adaptability.

Experience still matters—it gives you wisdom, pattern recognition, and judgment.
But if you don’t pair that with speed, curiosity, and reinvention… you’ll be outrun by someone with half your experience and twice your momentum.

The killer combo?
Experience + Adaptability + AI.

That’s how you future-proof yourself.

So here’s your choice:
Stay the wine that ages… or become the spark that evolves.

Get prepared for the HumanAI world.

Final Thoughts

If you’ve read this far, here’s your next move:

1. Run the Skills Analyzer today.

2. Build your plan.

3. Start applying it this week.

Okay! That’s a wrap. I gotta continue doing handy man stuff at home!

Stay active, stay sharp.

— Lucas “Mencho” Menzano

P.S. If Kodak had used ChatGPT, maybe they’d still be alive… just saying.

P.S.S. WOW! Thanks for all the messages and questions you’re sending!! This is crazy!

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