A recent New York Times article, “If A.I. Can Do Your Job, Maybe It Can Also Replace Your C.E.O.,” posited that the apparent wave of development into artificial intelligence could lead to the outsourcing of a significant portion of C-suite duties. However, this Times article misunderstands that the true skill set of executives is not their ability to respond in an objective, emotionless manner. It is, in fact, quite the opposite.