New IBM CHRO Study: AI Puts Critical Thinking at the Center of Workforce Priorities

New IBM CHRO Study: AI Puts Critical Thinking at the Center of Workforce Priorities PR Newswire

* 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.