{"id":7206,"date":"2025-01-20T17:09:46","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T17:09:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blueleaf.com\/blog\/treat-generative-ai-like-a-lazy-intern-says-blueleaf-ceo-john-prendergast-on-the-flexible-advisor-podcast\/"},"modified":"2025-01-20T17:09:46","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T17:09:46","slug":"treat-generative-ai-like-a-lazy-intern-says-blueleaf-ceo-john-prendergast-on-the-flexible-advisor-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blueleaf.com\/blog\/treat-generative-ai-like-a-lazy-intern-says-blueleaf-ceo-john-prendergast-on-the-flexible-advisor-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Treat Generative AI Like a Lazy Intern, Says Blueleaf CEO John Prendergast on The Flexible Advisor Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\u201cAny sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic,\u201d said Arthur C. Clarke. In this podcast, John deconstructs the magic of AI and explains how we got here, where we\u2019re going, and how you can use AI to your advantage now.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AI is impacting business worldwide and it will transform wealth management, says John. Currently, however, AI is best used as a lazy intern that needs to be managed. In its current iteration, AI can organize reporting, streamline client communication, help with marketing, and other tasks you might give an assistant in training. It\u2019s not a magic solution, yet.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A summary of topics John addresses on the podcast:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u25cf What generative AI is, how it evolved, and what it\u2019s capable of<br>\u25cf Some concerns and potential risks associated with generative AI in financial<br>services<br>\u25cf Why advisors need to learn about generative AI before using it with clients<br>\u25cf Some practical ways you can use AI now to streamline your workflow<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen to the full podcast:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theflexibleadvisor.blubrry.net\/2024\/01\/19\/ep-103-meet-your-new-intern-generative-ai-with-john-prendergast\/\">THE FLEXIBLE ADVISOR EP 103: MEET YOUR NEW INTERN: GENERATIVE AI \u2013 WITH JOHN PRENDERGAST<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cAny sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic,\u201d said Arthur C. Clarke. In this podcast, John deconstructs the magic of AI and explains how we got here, where we\u2019re going, and how you can use AI to your advantage now.&nbsp;&nbsp; AI is impacting business worldwide and it will transform wealth management, says John. Currently, however,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7207,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[91],"tags":[61,51],"class_list":["post-7206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-podcast","tag-advisor-tips","tag-financial-advisor"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blueleaf.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7206","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blueleaf.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blueleaf.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blueleaf.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blueleaf.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7206"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.blueleaf.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7206\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blueleaf.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7207"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blueleaf.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blueleaf.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blueleaf.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}