Tiago Leao

With years of expertise across E-commerce, UK Retail, Betting & Gaming, and Investment Banking — leading teams and delivering value through knowledge and hands-on experience — I've witnessed many technology shifts. But none as transformative as this.

The world as we know it has changed drastically. We need to adapt our ways of doing things, especially in tech. We simply cannot ignore the automation that AI has brought.

If you're in software engineering or the tech industry — whether hands-on or in a leadership role — and you haven't started working with or training large language models yet, that's a serious sign it's time to level up.

Today's engineers and IT leaders should be spending their time building, fine-tuning, and integrating AI systems — not doubling down on legacy software delivery models that are rapidly becoming obsolete. Leaders and engineers must use their time improving and training LLMs so they can work more effectively and deliver results more in line with the world we live in today.

I practice what I preach: running local fine-tuning keeps my projects private and secure, without risking sensitive details by sending code to third-party APIs.

"The industry has fundamentally changed. Adapt to the LLM-driven world — or be gradually replaced by it."