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Being optimistic, AI could make human expertise more valuable, not less.

Being optimistic, AI could make human expertise more valuable, not less. PwC identifies a two-track market, roles it describes as being “professionalised” by AI, where technology amplifies expert capability, which are growing twice as fast as roles where AI makes specialist capability easier to replicate, with 42% faster wage growth since 2021.

14 October 2026 · 1 min read · Leanne Douglas

PwC identifies a two-track market, roles it describes as being “professionalised” by AI, where technology amplifies expert capability, which are growing twice as fast as roles where AI makes specialist capability easier to replicate, with 42% faster wage growth since 2021.

This is the AI future we don't discuss enough, not human versus machine but more

Human × machine!

A great procurement professional with AI, a great accountant with AI, a great FP&A analyst with AI, a great CFO with AI.

The objective shouldn't be preserving every task that exists today, it should be ensuring the people performing tomorrow's work have the opportunity to become more capable than any previous generation.

That's a true AI future worth building.

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