"Professional services-lawyers, accountants, management consultants like myself-the ones who actually process, analyze, and deal with a lot of data, those are the skills that can be replaced by AI and agentic AI," said Anne Lim O'Brien, vice chair, partner, and global co-leader of the consumer products sector at executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles."
""I believe that AI is moving so fast that we can't control it," Radwan said. "But bottom line: It's an enhancement to our capabilities, rather than a replacement.""
"O'Brien is also working with clients who have moved from the hype phase to the adoption phase, now seeing productivity gains. However, she noted, this progress comes with a big question: What are you doing with the time saved by using AI? For leaders, it can free up time for strategic thinking or developing innovation plans, O'Brien said."
AI is disrupting nearly every workplace, changing how jobs are done from the boardroom to the factory floor. Professional services such as lawyers, accountants, and management consultants face displacement where work involves processing, analyzing, and handling large volumes of data. Actuaries were also identified as vulnerable to automation. AI is advancing rapidly and functions as an enhancement to human capabilities while generating measurable benefits in large-scale implementations. Some companies and industries risk decline if they fail to adapt to AI-driven change. Adoption of AI yields productivity gains and raises questions about how saved time will be redeployed for strategy and innovation.
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