1. A VP-level Interview with AI

Last week, I completed my first executive-level interview conducted entirely by AI. This was for a consulting role at the VP level.

The AI was contextual and surprisingly humane. Here is what happened and what leaders can learn.

What surprised me

• Context-aware questions. The AI pulled detailed experiences from my resume and pressed for specifics. When I gave a generic answer, it followed with “tell me more about X.”

• True dialogue (didn’t feel mechanical). The AI cross-referenced earlier answers and asked for clarification when there were gaps.

• Guardrails that reduce cheating with AI. The screen was locked and the copy and paste feature was disabled to discourage using ChatGPT. A warning stated that excessive window switching would flag and terminate the interview.

• Low stress pacing. There was no time limit on the interview. I stepped away for 30 minutes to pick up my daughter, then resumed with everything saved.

• Fit discovery. The questions surfaced the real demands of the role. For example, the AI asked for deep experience with regulatory compliance standards, which helped me gauge my own excitement for the work.

• Clear signal at the end. It told me I met the requirements and would potentially move on to an interview with the hiring manager. I wasn’t expecting immediate feedback.

• It ran long. The process said it would take around 20 minutes. Mine took closer to 2 hours, likely because a VP scope triggered deeper questions.

The takeaway

There are two things that stood out as genuinely useful.

• Quality filter. A two hour conversation with an AI bot discourages casual applicants and rewards serious candidates. So it can act as a quality filter for candidates.

• Stronger role clarity. The questions worked as a preview of the job. Which means that candidates can self select in or out based on what those questions reveal about the role.

Overall, the AI interview felt rigorous and fair. It pressed for evidence, respected my time, and gave me an insight into what I can expect.

I expect more companies to use AI screeners as the first step in hiring.

2. Only 10% of CFOs Have Fully Adopted AI

According to a report from Egon Zehnder, only about 10% of CFOs have fully integrated AI, even though 72% say it is important to their strategy.

Most finance teams are still in pilots and early tests, and nearly 90% are prioritizing upskilling so AI augments people rather than replaces them.

Around 1 in 5 CFOs report targeted role reductions, mostly in routine accounting, with jobs being redesigned toward analysis, forecasting, and business partnering.

The takeaway

This is surprising at first glance. You might expect budget minded finance leaders to move faster. But many are instead choosing a careful, governed rollout that favors sustainable gains and trust over rapid disruption.

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4. Quick AI Updates for Leaders

• Sam Altman's "dead internet theory" tweet sparked the biggest AI authenticity debate yet, racking up over 5.7M views and forcing business leaders to confront an uncomfortable question: How do we know what's real anymore?

• “Godfather of AI” warns of job losses. Geoffrey Hinton (who won the Turing Award for his work in AI) says AI could wipe out many entry-level roles and widen inequality, with profits concentrating at the top. Leaders should plan for upskilling and transitions.

• OpenAI’s Jobs Platform to Train 10M Workers. OpenAI announced an AI-powered Jobs Platform and new Certifications, built with partners like Walmart, to match employers with AI-skilled talent and certify 10 million Americans by 2030.

5. One Prompt You Can Use at Work Today

Here’s a practical ChatGPT Prompt you can use at work:

For example,