Opinion: When AI does more of the work, the advice file has to show where judgement sits

2 September 2026

AI can make research, report drafting and analysis faster. Elly Dowding and Lee Coates OBE, directors at In Accord and the Accord Initiative say that for paraplanners, the important question is not simply what the technology can do, but how its use affects evidence, suitability and the chain of human judgement behind a recommendation. ...