Lucas Pinto Blog

AI Adoption Is a People Problem, Not a Tools Problem

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0300

Your company probably bought AI tools this year. It probably measured adoption by how many people logged in. And it’s probably confused about why nothing really changed.

This is the pattern everywhere. BCG surveyed over 10,600 workers across 11 countries and found that 72% are using AI regularly [1]. Usage is up. Impact? Not so much. Most companies dropped AI into existing processes and expected magic. Only half actually redesigned workflows around the technology [1].

The New Senior Engineer Skill: Knowing When NOT to Use AI

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0300

Everyone in tech right now is trying to prove how much AI they’re using. I want to talk about the opposite.

AI writes 30% of Microsoft’s code and a quarter of Google’s [1]. Meta is tying performance reviews to “AI-driven impact” [2]. Companies that announced AI strategies in 2023-2024 saw their stock prices jump over 6% compared to those that didn’t [3]. The incentives are loud and clear: more AI, faster, everywhere.

I get it. I’m not naive about why this is happening. Investors want to see AI adoption metrics. Executives want to show them. When the market rewards you for saying “30% of our code is AI-generated,” you’re going to find ways to hit that number.

15 Years of Building Software: What I'd Tell Myself on Day One

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 17:39:20 -0300

After 15 years of writing code, leading teams, and shipping products across startups and enterprises, I’ve finally decided to start writing. Not because I think the world needs another tech blog — but because the lessons I wish someone had told me earlier deserve to live somewhere other than my head.

So here it is. The stuff I’d go back and tell junior-me if I could.

The code is never the hard part

Early in my career, I thought being a great engineer meant writing the cleverest code. I optimized prematurely. I over-engineered. I built things that were technically impressive and practically useless.