The Subject Matter Expert Advantage In The AI Era
Red Hat, Wednesday, April 22nd, 2026
You have probably heard the narrative by now: AI is coming for your job. Headlines suggest that entire professions will soon disappear, replaced by increasingly capable models that can analyze, code, write, and reason faster than any human. But is that really the case?
In this blog post, I want to share a practical perspective based on my own daily work. Rather than speculating about the future in abstract terms, I looked at where AI can actually replace parts of my job today. The conclusion is something I will leave for you to decide.
First, a bit of context. I work as a senior specialist solutions architect in application development and AI at Red Hat and as an evangelist for platform engineering and sovereignty. My role is quite diverse. On any given week I might run technical workshops, prepare product positioning and competitive analyses, build demonstrations, speak at conferences, or write technical blog posts.