By CNW Group
Publication Date: 2026-09-21 04:01:00
60% of employees worry AI is eroding their skills, with critical thinking cited most often as declining
Nearly half of organizations do not involve the CHRO when AI strategy is being defined
ARMONK, N.Y., Sept. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — A new global study from the IBM (NYSE: IBM) Institute for Business Value points to a disconnect between the skills Chief Human Resource Officers (CHROs) say AI requires and those employees prioritize. While 71% of CHROs identify the ability to supervise, validate and override AI outputs as the workforce’s most essential skill, only 29% of employees rank judgment as important.
The study,* which surveyed 1,500 CHROs and 8,800 employees globally, finds that 60% of employees worry about skills erosion, with critical thinking cited most often as declining. At the same time, CHROs identify critical thinking (57%) and human judgment (48%) as among the workforce’s most important…
