AI Made Us Faster at Solving the Wrong Problems
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Marcelo S. Ancelmo has 23 years (and counting) of IT experience and has done a bit (or would it be a byte) of everything. A good old-fashioned troublemaker, he started his professional career as a Java programmer, fell in love with architecture (a passion he still pursues today), dove into middleware (with no regrets), built high-performing teams, and explored infrastructure and operations.
What drives him? The never-ending puzzle of complex-adaptive systems and helping teams unlock their potential.
Deeply engaged in the tech community, Marcelo joins Meetups wherever he goes, teaming up with JUGs, helping organize events when time allows, and contributing to working groups and committees. Along the way, he’s delivered consulting, training, mentorship, and conference talks.
Today, he's Head of Solution Architecture at KPMG Switzerland, helping the company drive its digital transformation toward sustainable business agility, fueled by Architecture and DevOps, learning everything possible and enjoying the bumps along the ride.
When not wrestling with distributed systems or debating the merits of complex solutions, you'll probably find him with a coffee in hand and a headset on (yes, he is on a meeting).
Through this blog, he shares insights on Solution Architecture, DevOps, Java, Team Building, Organizational Transformation, Technology Strategy, Technology Leadership, and the occasional war story from the trenches of Enterprise IT.
Generative AI didn’t make us worse at problem-solving, it made us faster at exposing a habit we already have: jumping to solutions before understanding the problem.
By making answers instant and confident, it is amplifying shallow, short-term fixes that feel productive but simply hide or move problems elsewhere, creating an efficient inefficiency.
This talk engages the audience by challenging them to critically assess AI-generated content and introduces the simple practice of pausing to ask, “What problem are we actually solving?”, and how this helps uncover the root causes of underlying system issues. You’ll learn how slowing down briefly can prevent brittle solutions and lead to better outcomes, even in high-pressure environments.
Where this talk has been presented
28.09.2026 Cloud Native Days Austria
- Format: Regular talk - 30 minutes
21.05.2026 DevOpsDays Geneva
- Format: Ignite Talk - 5 Minutes
