I let AI do every role in my accountancy practice. I don’t recommend it

AI is advancing fast in accountancy, but it’s not always clear where it genuinely helps — and where it creates problems.

So Alexis decided to go too far on purpose, letting AI do every role in an accountancy practice to stress-test how it behaves in the real world of complex work, multiple teams, and client expectations.

Through funny failures and surprising successes, Alexis explores what this revealed about where AI shines, where it struggles, and why leaders often find change hard to embed — from fear of failure and unclear outcomes to change fatigue and benefits that never quite spread across the firm.