Greetings!,

Are you concerned about the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on your job or career?

It seems to dominate many of the publications and news feeds I review. This is also a question I am asked from time to time; will what I do be replaced by AI? To be truthful, this is a fair question.

One of the ways I like to address this is asking if accountants have been replaced by TurboTax? Has LegalZoom.com replaced the need for an attorney? Yes, there are certain functions that an online bot or AI research will be able to do. In fact, we use AI research now and have recently begun to use an AI transcription service. We see these as tools, not replacements.

AI will not understand your fears and wants. It will not be there to talk you through moments you don't understand and help prevent decisions made in haste or fear rather than sound judgement. It will not understand who you are as a person, but only give analytical answers. For these reasons I do not fear AI.

Part of what we state in our creed (available here if you have not seen it) is that "If our only measure to you is your rate of return, we have failed you as a leader." Being a trusted advisor is so much more than a rate of return.

We have always been grateful for your confidence in us as Servant Leaders. We do not take this lightly.

If you would like to see in action some of the technology and tools we use, let us know. We are always happy to show off a little.

As always, thanks for reading.

Bernie & Chad