Hiring your first AI staff: a practical owner’s guide

You don’t roll out an AI workforce all at once — you hire one. This guide walks an owner through it: pick the role where the repetitive work hurts most (usually bookkeeping or invoicing), set the rules and tone once, start with everything approval-gated, and widen autonomy only on the safe, reversible tasks as trust builds. It covers what to expect in week one, how to keep your accountant comfortable, and the simple signals that tell you when to add the next hire.