The AI doom mongers - “disruption versus adoption”
Whenever a new technology comes out, there will always be mistrust, an aversion to change or lack of understanding and so many other aspects of human psychology going on in the background.
It's always been the way of things.
The FACTS
Yes, AI is a new(ish) “disruptive” technology BUT it's also worth pointing out, there has never been a disruption like this in our world.
Up to now, here is how things have played out:
Stone Age
Earliest period of human tool use,
Hunter-gatherer societies
Small, mobile bands living by hunting animals and gathering wild plants
Agricultural Revolution
automated food production (plants and animals doing work for us).
Bronze Age
People learn to make bronze tools and weapons, enabling larger, more complex civilizations.
Iron Age
Iron becomes the main metal for tools and weapons, supporting bigger empires, more intensive farming.
Industrial Revolution
automated physical labour (machines doing muscle work).
Digital Revolution
automated calculation and information storage/retrieval.
And now!
The AI Era (Artificial Intelligence Revolution) – automates cognitive tasks – pattern recognition, writing, design, strategy, coding, decision support.
Why is AI so disruptive?
There is a clue in the last 3 revolutions, “automation” (it’s the key”) we have been heading that way for years.
AI for the first time, can do the following things:
It can do “thinking work,” not just physical work – it writes, designs, analyses and plans, not just lifts or moves things.
It’s cheap and scales fast – once an AI system is built, it can be copied and used millions of times almost instantly.
It affects almost every job type at once – from factory work to office jobs, creative work, and even expert roles.
It can help build better versions of itself – AI is used to write code, design chips and optimise systems, which speeds up its own progress.
It challenges what “uniquely human” means
Before AI, we could say:
“Humans are special because we can reason, create art, write stories, make plans…”
Now machines can:
Produce convincing text, images, music, and code.
Solve complex problems and beat us at strategy games / some specialised tasks.
Hold conversations, summarise knowledge, and teach concepts.
Even if the “understanding” is different from human understanding, it forces us to rethink which abilities are uniquely ours — that’s a much deeper philosophical shock than “there’s a faster engine”.
AI Adoption in Business
Back to business (yours & mine), here is a short list of the most popular questions we get asked about AI (they say 85% of human thought is negative - just saying!)
I don't need it
(Maybe, not Yet! Is my usual answer to that, That said, I haven't yet come across a business that provides products or services that's 100% automated. Educating business owners in “What’s possible with AI” is key here. Once they can see the benefits of saving time, becoming more streamlined and not having to do boring, often time consuming and repetitive tasks, the increase in profitability is a natural end result.
It will take people’s jobs
On our website, the “kicker phrase” is:
"AI isn't replacing all business - It's just replacing business that doesn't adopt AI"
FACT: Some jobs will go, that’s disruptive & natural, our argument is, rather than taking actual jobs, take away the time consuming tasks which are important, are not being done when they should be from good people and give them more important tasks that AI can’t do.
This AI thing is just a FAD
Did you know:
AI “started” as a formal field in 1956 at the Dartmouth (USA) workshop
A group of researchers (including John McCarthy, Marvin Minsky, Claude Shannon) met and basically said: “Let’s see if we can make machines that think.”
It can't be trusted
Let’s face it, the news is there to promote a reaction “AI monster unleashes terror weapon” (you sit up) but there isn't quite the same response as “ AI automation in business helps XYZ Ltd save time & money helping to increase profitability”
I don't want robots running my business
But you're happy to use a mobile phone for everything (another “robot” using AI, just not always telling you, it is) or a PC/MAC (every new browser from Chrome to Google is using AI) MS Office has spent billions (like so many others) adopting AI in its systems.
If you are going to use a robot (AI automation) ensure it’s something that will help you ensure your business is staying ahead of the game and genuinely helping your chances of increasing profits!
What is AI anyway
AI as a business tool is basically a super-fast assistant that can read, write, analyse and decide at scale, 24/7. It doesn’t “replace everything,” but it takes over lots of repetitive or brain-heavy tasks: answering customer questions, drafting emails and reports, summarising documents, spotting patterns in data, helping write code, and suggesting next best actions.
That means people spend less time on admin and more time on judgement, relationships and strategy. Used well, AI can cut costs, speed things up, and uncover opportunities you’d probably miss manually—but it still needs humans to set goals, check the outputs, and make the final calls.
For the really switched on and smart business people reading this:
It's an opportunity to get in early, adopt the latest AI business automation strategies and have a consistent 24/7 business system in place, pretty much across every area of your business.
And we can help you with that at AI Bridge Club - Interested?
