Actually, AI is too advanced for that job, all you need is a Fisher Price tape recorder loaded up with a bad bunch of ideas." If it's broke, then fix itĬEOs like to project an image of invincibility - without them the directionless company will fall apart. An AI model would likely give quicker answers, be in a continual state of self-improvement, take feedback instantly, and deliver the same kind of "operational efficiency" for which the current crop of CEOs are paid millions of dollars a year.Īs the comedian Scott Seiss succinctly put it in a late-July TikTok post: "Let's replace our employees with AI? Let's replace our CEOs with AI. Failing that, I would argue that the opaque role of the CEO should be the first one to be replaced by artificial intelligence. A chief executive must meaningfully contribute in a way that is measurable and delivers clear value for the company. The solution is fairly simple: We must hold CEOs accountable in the same way that we do their employees or dissolve the role entirely. Far from being an actual contributor to a company's bottom line, the late 20th century's "superstar CEO" movement has ushered in a generation of executives who operate mainly as figureheads with little actual responsibility or accountability. Look a little closer, though, and it becomes clear that the role of the modern CEO is not only broken, as I've pointed out before, but it could easily be done by the technology we have now.Īmerica's top CEOs make over 300 times more than the average worker, despite the fact that their primary duty is to make easily replicable optimization decisions based not on a real understanding of the business but on inputs from spreadsheets fed to them by consultants. The only job that seems to be safe from the rise of ChatGPT and other AI tech is, oddly enough, the most expensive and easily automated role: CEO.Ĭhief executives have recently spent a lot of time threatening to replace their lazy, entitled, and unproductive workers with AI, but they never seem to face the same level of scrutiny other employees do. It often indicates a user profile.įrom writers and teachers to bankers and lawyers, most jobs seem ripe to be replaced by artificial intelligence - with one notable exception. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
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