Interview, Fireside Chat
The Mindset Shift Needed to Thrive Alongside AI | Marco Argenti, Goldman Sachs | RAISE Summit 2026
- A software development revolution is predicted to permeate all business aspects, including processes, partner interactions, and client enablement.
- AI adoption is expected to reduce back-and-forth communication time between business clients and engineers from weeks to days.
- Product fidelity is anticipated to rise as business users generate "vibe-coded" prototypes that align with client visions before engineering hardening.
- The development lifecycle is forecast to transition from "spec-driven" to "prototype-driven" within a few weeks of the hardening phase.
- Compensation structures are likely to shift toward outcome-based models, complicating the direct correlation between AI usage and individual performance metrics.
- Junior bankers are expected to return to an apprenticeship model focused on client engagement and shadowing rather than mechanical analysis.
- The "banker co-pilot" tool is projected to enable junior bankers to analyze information and produce deliverables at an unprecedented speed.
- Increased client interaction for junior bankers is anticipated to improve client satisfaction and generate additional business.
- The "banker co-pilot" may rebalance junior banker roles in a manner that increases job satisfaction.
- Research tasks are not outsourced to agents when direct inquiry is possible, with the GSA Assistant currently providing fast and high-quality research.
- The GSA Assistant is expected to remain a successful starting point for queries, currently serving 40,000 users who generate over 2 million prompts monthly.
- Final decision-making will not be outsourced to agents, as human judgment is considered superior to AI judgment for this function.
- It is hoped that human judgment will maintain superiority over AI regarding final decision-making in the future.