"Technology isn't work to me - it's fun. When ChatGPT came out, I jumped on it. About six or eight months ago, when vibe coding became hot, I said, 'Well, I need to try this out.' I researched and found Emergent. What I liked is that they had the full stack. I didn't have to connect anything or get my developers on the line to handle the back-end. I could just get on there and start."
"I've probably done a dozen or more vibe-coded apps. The last two were for this AED company. They wanted the ability to access their existing camera provider's website and extract their data. So I vibe-coded an app that would do that - pull that data in. I also vibe-coded an AI voice app for them. It's a web app, so you go to it on your phone, hit a button, and ask, 'What's our AED status?'"
"When I first showed the CEO a demo, he lit up. He thought it was the coolest thing he'd ever seen. Most people think an old guy like me would have a flip phone. When I started as a ham radio operator at 13, I was using Morse code on tubes, transmitters, and receivers."
Lewis Dickson, a 78-year-old semi-retired technology consultant with decades of experience at IBM and Fortune 500 companies, actively engages with modern AI advancements including ChatGPT and vibe coding. He views technology as enjoyable rather than work and has created over a dozen vibe-coded applications using platforms like Emergent. Recently, he developed applications for an AED company, including a data extraction tool and an AI voice app that queries databases. Dickson also teaches AI to seniors in assisted living centers. His experience demonstrates that older professionals can work at the same pace as younger counterparts and maintain relevance in rapidly evolving technological fields.
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