Goodbye CFO? Bots and blockchain are taking over soon

Chief financial officer (CFO) at global recruitment company Airswift, Tim Briant says artificial intelligence is going to disrupt finance departments completely, with bots replacing people. He has already witnessed how smart, automated systems can impact an industry. Mr Briant was previously CFO at recruitment firm Adecco, where many processes are automated, while some don't "have a human touch at all" and are simply processed by software. There's less impact at the higher end, but that this could change over time, he says. "When you are placing a six-figure engineer, there's an element of human contact and reassurance that people want," says Mr Briant.