Artificial intelligence's takeover is not an impending possibility -- it's here. We use GPS without a thought, accept guidance from customer service bots, and our interests quickly turn into smartphone recommendations. From these experiences, I can't help but connect the dots to the impact they will have on the passion I hold professionally dear: leadership. These observations are just a subset of the impact of automation on leadership, and thus, this article will likely be the first of several that I will occasionally publish to share my reflections. On the surface, this is an already ubiquitous observation.