Simon Binney: The advice sector needs AI - it just doesn't know it yet

It is tempting to call anyone resisting the advent of artificial intelligence (AI), and its effect on the workplace and job market, a Luddite. That, however, would be an inaccurate analogy. Luddites were not afraid of the actual technology but that their craft and artisanal skills would be replaced by machinery that would probably do a worse job while costing the owners less money. That is why the unrelenting march of AI in today's world is different. AI today is designed to do the exact opposite - alleviating the workforce of mundane activities while freeing people up to spend valuable ...