Will we be able to replace corporate middle management with AI?

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I'm only half joking. If we look at some of the tasks of middle management pulled from a google search...- Developing their team by conducting reviews, delivering constructive feedback and coaching, creating and executing development plans, scheduling one-on-one meetings, co-creating objectives and professional goal-setting- Ensuring frontline implementation of policies, procedures, and new change initiatives- Defining objective and goal setting for their department, region, location, or division- Implementing process and continuous improvements to reduce costs and increase profitability or contribution for the group they oversee- Establishing and tracking budget, spend and revenue, as well as quarterly and annual goals and targets- Driving a positive customer experience, independent of whether the customer is external or internal- Keeping the pulse on competitors, new entrants, and possible disruptorsThis all looks doable with current technology.Also AI would have certain advantages such as honesty, fairness and integrity.

victorstanciu · Accepted Answer

I swear tech people have such a loathing for middle managers that it's no longer even funny. My unpopular opinion is that we're more likely to replace half of us programmers than managers, and that's because management is 90% about human understanding, and that's the one thing AI sucks at, and will probably suck at for a long time to come.
> Also AI would have certain advantages such as honesty, fairness and integrity.
Why, when it has no understanding of those concepts?