Professional News for Admins: Exploring the Rise of AI

Welcome to the first installment of Professional News, a monthly blog series from ASAP to help busy executive assistants and administrative professionals stay ahead of the curve on the latest trends.

Check out our recommendations below for what to read and watch this month.

Read

Of course, we need to talk about AI and its impact on the clerical and administrative profession.

• Will AI Take Our Jobs? Exploring AI's Impact on Society by Rex Woodbury, Digital Native on Substack
• AI’s Threat to Jobs Prompts Question of Who Protects Workers by Emma Goldberg, The New York Times
• The Rise of AI: What's Next for Administrative Professionals? by the American Society of Administrative Professionals (that's us!)

Plus, for fun:

• How AirBnb CEO Brian Chesky's Executive Assistant Manages His Schedule by Elle Hardy, Business Insider
• IKEA’s CEO Says He Only Climbed from Assistant to the C-suite By Not Pursuing a ‘Shimmering’ Title by Jane Thier, Fortune
• Do You Have What It Takes to Be Kendall Roy's Assistant? by Callie Holtermann, The New York Times

Watch

YouTube Channel Spotlights:

• Chris Menard: Microsoft Training Videos
• Alicia Fairclough: EA How To
• ASAP YouTube Channel - stay tuned for more videos to come!

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