"Will AI replace project managers?" I hear this question a lot. Here’s how I break it down: 🔨 Imagine AI as a new and improved hammer 🔨 When a better hammer comes along, you don’t fire the carpenter you empower them. The right tools don’t replace skilled professionals; they make them faster, sharper, and more effective. But here’s the twist: it actually takes more skill to wield the new hammer, not less. In my own work, I’ve been testing AI for tasks like risk assessments, stakeholder comms, and project planning. It handles the repetitive, data-heavy work freeing me to focus on the human side of project management: reading people, navigating politics, and solving problems that algorithms can’t see. A junior PM might use AI to automate reports or track KPIs. But a skilled PM? They use AI to uncover behavioral patterns, spot risks before they explode, and distill chaos into clear, effective action. AI doesn’t replace decision-making it amplifies it. The hammer’s evolved, but it’s still just a tool. The carpenter who adapts becomes more valuable than ever. The one who resists gets left behind. The role of a project manager isn’t to avoid automation it’s to harness it and become indispensable. Your choice: complain about the new hammer, or become the carpenter everyone wants to hire. I know the path I’ve chosen.