For a while there, the news made it seem like like AI was going to swallow every job whole. But the data from the Census Bureau is showing something more complex. Turns out, major companies are already dialing back on their AI adoption, and that's creating a premium on human judgment and domain expertise. It's not a retreat from the technology, it's a recalibration. The lesson is that AI is a tool, and like any tool, it's only as good as the person using it, especially when the tool itself is still prone mistakes.

TL;DR
📉 AI adoption is declining at major firms
🤯 95% of generative AI pilots are reportedly failing
🧠 Human skills like fact-checking and judgment are now at a premium
🔄 This mirrors historical shifts, where technology elevates human roles, rather than eliminates them

https://fortune.com/2025/09/10/ai-adoption-declines-big-companies-human-skills-premium-education-gen-z/
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‘Human skills’ are at a premium again now that big companies are backpedaling on error-prone AI

AI adoption rate among large companies has dipped from a peak of 14% earlier this year to 12% as of late summer.

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