A short YouTube segment by Charles Leikauf arguing accountants should partner with AI rather than try to 'beat' it; he recommends offering higher-value services—becoming a trusted advisor or fractional CFO—to provide human-centered support AI cannot replicate. The clip frames the choice for accountants as being consumed by AI or leveraging it to elevate their role.
So how do we beat AI? Well, you can't really beat it. You can join it by using it, which you definitely should. But if you offer a higher level or higher value of service, being a trusted advisor, like a fractional cfo, that's completely different because I can't do that. I can't hold a business owner's hand through stressful times, through complex financial concepts, and help them be that trusted partner. Navigate through there, and you can get rewarded significantly for it. So it's kind of being eaten. Get eaten by AI, or partner with AI to become a fractional cfo. Those are really your two choices at this point. If you're an accountant.
