I quit Google at 55 after 18 years. I felt pressure to adopt AI too quickly — it was like I aged out of the company.

Lowrie didn't like the idea of using AI for coding tasks. Courtesy of Matt Lowrie Matt Lowrie quit Google after 18 years, after feeling pressured to adopt AI at work too suddenly. He struggled to trust the technology or find joy in using it to code. Now that he's left Google, Lowrie has discovered how AI can boost productivity. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Matt Lowrie, 55, who lives in Colorado and used to work at Google. The following has been edited for length and...