In the quiet hum of an office once filled with paper trails and calculators, a new sound echoes: the clicking silence of an algorithm doing in seconds what once took teams of trained minds. Across boardrooms and street corners, the question is no longer if artificial intelligence will change life as we know it—but how soon, and how deeply.
According to Goldman Sachs, AI now drafts IPO prospectuses in minutes—work that once took multiple accountants weeks. Entry-level roles in finance, law, admin, and data processing are vanishing in real time. Goldman, JPMorgan, and other giants are already reducing headcounts in departments long thought irreplaceable.
If AI continues to double in processing power every six months—as recent advancements suggest—then we are not standing at a doorway to the future. We are already through it.
So what does this mean for Jamaica, a country often years behind in tech, but rich in spirit, ambition, and global connectivity?
The answer: everything will change. Slo…
