Catherine Bell argues AI should augment people, not replace them, by handling routine work so business owners focus on profit. She says maximizing money matters because financial resources enable meaningful impact, citing a North Carolina case where AI-enabled actions saved over 1,000 lives when FEMA's response was slow.
Understand AI is not meant to get rid of people. That's not it at all. It's, it's meant to be a relationship that does all the heavy lifting and the mundane work so we can stay really focused on what we're focused on so that we can increase revenue and be way more profitable. Our job as business owners is to be as profitable as possible. And I talked about this from stage, like I feel very strongly about this. In my first book, I talk about this, that I believe that if you can add commas to your bank account, you absolutely must, and you must do it unapologetically because you never know when you're going to be called to make a difference in the world. And when people say that money doesn't, you know, buy happiness, well, maybe for some people, but let me tell you, it can make a huge impact and it literally can save lives. And I speak from experience. And I shared the story about North Carolina. We saved over 1,000 people's lives because FEMA was dragging their feet.
