CD That's Me

Want to know what scares me? Not AI, but people blindly trusting it. Because AI is a little like that overly confident vendor who promises everything is "absolutely handled." Sometimes it is. Sometimes it isn't. And you don't find out until much later.

Which means experience still matters. Judgment still matters. Double and triple checking still matters. Time management still matters. And asking "Are we 100% sure about that?" remains one of the most valuable skills in business.

But guess what? We (the event peeps) have seen this before. Every few years, we're told some new technology is going to change everything.

• Social media


• Apps


• Virtual events


• Hybrid events (my god I despised those!)


• QR codes

The truth is technology evolves. The fundamentals don't. People still want connection. People still want experiences. People still want to gather, learn, celebrate, network, and be inspired. Events are, and always will be, about humans.

These days, I don't see AI as competition. I see it as support. It handles the repetitive tasks so I can focus on the work that actually moves the needle:

• The strategy


• The creativity


• The relationships


• The experience


• The moments

So no, I'm not worried that AI is coming for my job. Now I am kind of excited. Because if AI wants to take over speaker bios, agenda drafts, timelines, workplans, meeting summaries, and the 47th revision of a Run of Show?

Please. Be my guest.

I'll be over here doing what event professionals do best: creating experiences, solving problems, making magic happen, and carrying an emergency phone charger that somehow saves the day every single time.

Event jobs aren't being replaced. They're being upgraded. And honestly. . . it's about time.