Coleman, founder and CEO of Coleman Technologies, delivered a keynote presentation on artificial intelligence adoption and cybersecurity for small and mid-sized businesses at the 7 Figure MSP AI Domination Conference in Boca Raton, Florida, in 2025. He has also hosted and promoted local “lunch and learn” AI sessions since 2024.
Was AI, I wondered, already my constant, invisible companion — and how concerned should I be if it is? How will this relentlessly evolving technology affect individuals, businesses, jobs, travel, and the wider world? On what precipice — or precipices — are we, or am I, precariously perched?
Coleman, whose focus is on cyber security, readily acknowledged that many jobs we currently take for granted will be lost. But he also pointed out that history offers perspective: every major technological shift has prompted similar fears. He cited construction, where machinery has replaced certain forms of manual labour — a transformation I’ve witnessed firsthand in my British Columbia neighbourhood.
Inevitably, there have been losses. Yet there have also been gains, streamlining many aspects of modern life. Consider the facial recognition on my new cellphone, the GPS that (briefly) misdirected me to Coleman’s high-rise office, or the biometric systems I now routinely use when boarding flights at Vancouver International Airport.
Coleman explains that AI has already become a daily collaborator, both at work and at home. If intelligently understood and wisely applied, it can enhance productivity and quality of life. The challenge, he notes, lies in ensuring that speed and efficiency do not outpace trust, accountability, and human values.
Like it or not — from Siri to cyberspace — even those of us who consider ourselves non-technical are constantly adapting, upgrading both technologically and psychologically.
For more than 26 years, Coleman Technologies Inc. has focused on translating rapidly evolving cyber and high-tech science into practical business and security advantages.
Debates around societal impact, energy consumption, and regulation will no doubt continue. But, as this morning’s news underscored, AI is here to stay.
Before I left, Coleman shared a brief presentation on a large screen. Amid a familiar office setting, an efficient “secretary” interacted seamlessly with her boss by phone. He outlined client requirements; she noted instructions, offered follow-up suggestions, and managed tasks with speed and precision. The assistant, of course, was artificial — an AI office tool quietly handling clerical details with impressive efficiency.
Back home on my Mac computer, I nervously posed a question to my own AI assistant: “Are writers redundant?” The response was unexpectedly reassuring.
“AI can generate content,” it replied, “but it does not originate lived experience, moral perspective, or cultural context.”
It went on to list “highly resilient roles,” including writers, columnists, editors, artists, photographers, designers with a distinctive voice, curators, historians, and cultural professionals.
Echoing Coleman’s perspective, my invisible assistant assured me that, in most professions, AI remains a tool — not a replacement. “AI may speed drafts; humans decide what matters.”
Let’s hope so.
For more information on cybersecurity and emerging technologies, Darren Coleman can be reached at 604-513-9428.
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