By a Gen‑Xer who still remembers when “the cloud” meant actual weather The AI Wave Is Here — And No, It’s Not Just for Tech Bros Let’s be honest: If you’re somewhere between 45 and 60, you’ve probably noticed that AI is suddenly everywhere — in your news feed, in your workplace, in your kid’s homework, and possibly judging you silently from your phone. And like every major tech shift we’ve lived through, it arrived without asking whether we were ready. But here’s the thing: Gen X has been training for this moment our entire lives. We grew up analog, adapted to digital, and survived the era when you had to explain to your parents what “the Facebook” was. AI isn’t here to replace us — it’s here to supercharge the skills we already have.…