Three ways AI enters the firm: promoting, interleaving, and layering, in one chart
round · x · 2026-10-29
A widely shared diagram on "the future of the firm" maps three ways AI integrates into org charts:
- The Promoting (beneath us): AI fills the bottom of the hierarchy, replacing frontline execution.
- The Interleaving (beside us): AI nodes sit alongside humans at the same level, forming mixed teams.
- The Layering (between us): AI appears between management layers as a coordination layer.
The point: AI doesn't just replace jobs wholesale — it enters the org at different depths, each implying a distinct management and human-AI collaboration model.
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