Genspark CEO Kun Jing Posts Again: Don't Want to Be Replaced by AI? Here's What I Suggest You Start Doing Now

Following his previous piece "Seeing AGI", Genspark CEO Kun Jing has published another article. This time, he offers advice to three types of people — students, working professionals, and the recently unemployed — on how to approach their AI learning. Below is Jing's original text. Enjoy reading:

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A few weeks ago, when I published "Seeing AGI," I assumed it would only circulate among friends who follow me. Instead, the article spread far beyond what I expected. Hundreds of people wrote to me, sharing their excitement and anxiety about how AI is reshaping work. Every message ended with the same question: "What should I do now?" So in this second piece, I'm attempting to answer that — imperfectly but fully honest, and with the same urgency I felt writing the first. I don't believe there's a one-size-fits-all answer; instead, I want to share what I would do in three situations: as a student, as a working professional, or as someone who just lost their job. Take what resonates, ignore the rest. The future is already here — it's just not evenly distributed. Some people are already facing it head-on; others are still waiting on the sidelines. The earlier you act, the further ahead you'll be.

Students

Graduating in the coming years is like stepping directly onto a highway with no clear on-ramp. To overcome this, you have to start accelerating while still in college. The real advantage of a fresh graduate isn't years of work experience — it's an open mind and the ability to learn fast. Know this: AI has reset the starting line for everyone, including your future employers and interviewers. Master AI beyond your interviewer's expectations: If your understanding of AI — in breadth and depth — exceeds that of the person interviewing you, you'll blow past their expectations. Employers will overlook your lack of experience and think: "This person knows more about AI than I do. Great — they can hit the ground running and create value from day one." How to start? Learn AI by building bold, AI-driven "side projects."

• Say you study film. Imagine yourself as a one-person world-class studio. Use AI agents to storyboard, cast, and edit a one-minute short film you could never have made before.
• If you study computer science, imagine yourself as a startup CTO. Have AI help you design and build an end-to-end application that replicates the core features of your favorite social platform.
• If you study finance, play the role of a regional CFO. Feed an LLM three years of 10-K filings and have it propose acquisition ideas, flag risks, and analyze cash flow.

The point isn't perfection. The point is to start building, start learning, start doing — because that's your on-ramp to the AI highway.

Working Professionals

Your new bargaining power in any organization now depends directly on how effectively you use AI to amplify your work. Become the colleague who is already using tomorrow's tools today.

• Invest in yourself: Skip one fancy dinner a month and put that money toward quality AI subscriptions.
• Go deep: Actively explore tools like OpenAI DeepResearch, Genspark AI Slides and AI Sheets, or Perplexity Finance. Immerse yourself, keep experimenting, and you'll feel the difference.

Share, teach, and lead. The paradox of job security in the AGI era is that the more you help your colleagues learn, the more irreplaceable you become. Management will quickly see you as the person on the AI frontier. In an age of unevenly distributed opportunity, your goal isn't just to keep your current job — it's to use AI to unlock bigger opportunities and job offers.

The Recently Unemployed

Reconnect with projects you once shelved "because life got too busy." Now is the time to do what you've always wanted to but never had the chance. Only genuine interest gives us the drive to grow and improve. Many of us have shelved childhood dreams — becoming a director, a designer, changing the world. But with AI, those dreams are now closer. Let me share our small company's experience. We're 24 people. In the past 10 weeks, we've shipped 8 major products: AI Browser, AI Slides, AI Sheets, and more. One engineer built the AI Browser in three months; one product manager created AI Slides in two weeks; one designer — who had never coded before — built a browser download site in just three days. Our experience proves that AI is more powerful than we imagined. You don't need deep technical foundations — with creativity and a willingness to learn, you can accomplish things you never thought possible. Unemployment isn't an endpoint — it's a chance to start over. Use this opportunity to pursue what you've always wanted to do but doubted you could. Embrace AI, spend time with these tools, and you may find a better job than before. Unemployment can be a reset, and AI is the tool for that reset — opening doors to better opportunities.

Closing

What I'm sharing here may be incomplete or one-sided. Ignore what doesn't resonate — this isn't expert commentary. Absorb what helps you, discard the rest. I once asked a former mentor how he remembered everything he read. He told me: "You'll forget most books. But if you remember even one or two sentences that help you, it was worth it." Before AI, I used to read 3-4 books a month; now, I barely have time to read. But I still keep this attitude: if you can gain one or two useful ideas, it's worth your time. I hope this article can offer you one or two such ideas too.

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