Why I'm not worried about AI anymore

Hallucinating at Future Proof

Cartoon of an AI hallucinating at a conference playground, framing AI's limits in wealth and tax work

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I was in Miami for Future Proof earlier this week. There was a big tent called AI Playground, which I think captured the state of the industry.

Introducing the AI Playground at Future Proof Citywide 2026 - Future Proof

For a few months, Claude Code had me thinking my days in media, wealth, and tax analysis were numbered.

But a playground is for messing around, and when the work gets serious, most people want to interface with another human.

6 months ago, I wrote something similar after Future Proof in Huntington Beach.

Future Proof: Gen AI is the biggest thing since blockchain
🔴 I’m hosting a webinar with Burney Advisor Services tomorrow on RIA Channel about tax-aware long/short.

Generative AI can be powerful in some circumstances, perhaps too powerful (see below), but I realized something while worrying about my livelihood…