An "AI proficiency" directory for boring services like accounting could be a real business
boringmarketer · x · 2026-09-11
The author argues we'll need some kind of AI verification layer for service providers.
- For example, clients hiring an accountant will expect them to be on the latest frontier models (like GPT-6 Astra), and will want to know how that efficiency is passed on as value.
- He floats a concrete business idea: a directory of "boring" services (accounting, etc.) graded by AI proficiency, which he thinks could crush it.
Related event: Blogger Proposes an AI Proficiency Rating Directory for Service Providers(2 posts)→
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