Goldman's investment banking chief shares how she uses AI most — and how juniors should use it to get ahead
Goldman Sachs investment banking co-head Kim Posnett advises junior staff to use AI to automate routine tasks while maintaining technical expertise. She emphasizes that AI allows for higher-impact client meetings by raising the baseline of preparation.
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This highlights how traditional, high-stakes industries are adapting their apprenticeship models to incorporate generative AI tools.
Posnett said junior employees need to strike a balance with their AI usage. Bloomberg/Getty Images Kim Posnett, co-head of investment banking at Goldman, said AI "raises the bar" for client meetings. She said junior bankers need to strike the right balance with AI and offered five pieces of advice. Though AI can automate grunt work, Posnett said learning the technical basics remains important. Even the highest echelons of Goldman Sachs' investment bank are having to re-learn the art of the client meeting. Kim Posnett , the firm's co-head of investment banking, said AI has transformed the nature of those meetings for the bank and the client, both of whom can now access and understand far more information. Now, the CEOs, founders, and investors she talks to have higher expectations for good advice.
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