--- title: "66% of companies think AI will make critical thinking more valuable — Marsanne Studio AI watch" description: "A SAP-Oxford Economics study shows that companies are adopting AI faster than they can govern it, with risks of shadow AI and loss of critical skills." url: "https://marsanne.studio/en/ai-watch/66-of-companies-think-ai-will-make-critical-thinking-more-4fb92e/" lang: "en" --- [Marsanne Studio](https://marsanne.studio/en/) [← Back to home](https://marsanne.studio/en/ai-watch) [← The AI watch](https://marsanne.studio/en/ai-watch) Data study · 24 September 2026 # 66% of companies think AI will make critical thinking more valuable Original title, in Spanish: “El 66% de las empresas cree que la IA hará más valioso el pensamiento crítico” **Publication** PortalERP (Spain) **Author** Unsigned **Published on** 24 September 2026 · read in the page structured data ## Summary According to the 'The Value of AI 2026' study by SAP and Oxford Economics, conducted among 2,600 executives in 13 countries, companies are concerned about the erosion of critical judgement and learning linked to AI adoption. 79% believe that achieving maximum value from AI requires a workforce transformation that goes beyond technical training, and 78% consider current training programmes outdated. 66% believe that human skills such as critical thinking will become essential. Three in four companies have launched reskilling programmes. The study also points to the rise of 'shadow AI': 54% of companies have experienced erroneous results, 48% data leaks, 38% security vulnerabilities and 34% regulatory breaches. Only 12% have effective AI governance capabilities, according to Jorge Pérez, a director at SAP. Summary based on the full text of the article. [Read the article on PortalERP →](https://portalerp.com/es/noticia/el-66-de-las-empresas-cree-que-la-ia-hara-mas-valioso-el-pensamiento-critico) ## Figures cited - 79 % share of organisations that believe maximum value from AI requires a workforce transformation beyond technical training 2,600 executives in 13 countries > « El 79% de las empresas considera que obtener el máximo valor de la inteligencia artificial requerirá transformar la fuerza laboral más allá de la formación técnica. » Source: The Value of AI 2026 (SAP / Oxford Economics) - 78 % share of organisations considering current training programmes outdated given AI tools 2,600 executives in 13 countries > « el 78% cree que los programas de capacitación actuales no evolucionan al mismo ritmo que las herramientas de IA. » Source: The Value of AI 2026 (SAP / Oxford Economics) - 66 % share of organisations believing human skills will be fundamental 2,600 executives in 13 countries > « El 66% de las organizaciones estima que competencias como el pensamiento crítico, la capacidad de análisis o la colaboración serán fundamentales en un entorno empresarial cada vez más influido por la inteligencia artificial. » Source: The Value of AI 2026 (SAP / Oxford Economics) - 75 % share of companies that have launched reskilling initiatives 2,600 executives in 13 countries > « tres de cada cuatro compañías ya han puesto en marcha iniciativas de actualización y reciclaje profesional » Source: The Value of AI 2026 (SAP / Oxford Economics) - 69 % share of companies identifying the roles that benefit most from AI 2,600 executives in 13 countries > « el 69% está identificando los puestos de trabajo que pueden beneficiarse en mayor medida del uso de la IA. » Source: The Value of AI 2026 (SAP / Oxford Economics) - 54 % share of companies that have experienced inconsistent results due to unauthorised AI 2,600 executives in 13 countries > « El 54% afirma haber sufrido resultados inconsistentes o inexactos derivados de la utilización de herramientas de IA no autorizadas. » Source: The Value of AI 2026 (SAP / Oxford Economics) - 48 % share of companies that have experienced data leaks linked to shadow AI 2,600 executives in 13 countries > « el 48% reconoce haber experimentado fugas de datos o exposición de propiedad intelectual » Source: The Value of AI 2026 (SAP / Oxford Economics) - 38 % share of companies that have experienced security vulnerabilities linked to shadow AI 2,600 executives in 13 countries > « mientras que el 38% ha afrontado vulnerabilidades de seguridad. » Source: The Value of AI 2026 (SAP / Oxford Economics) - 34 % share of companies that have experienced regulatory breaches linked to shadow AI 2,600 executives in 13 countries > « un 34% declara haber incurrido en incumplimientos normativos asociados a este tipo de usos no controlados. » Source: The Value of AI 2026 (SAP / Oxford Economics) - 12 % share of companies with effective AI governance capabilities 2,600 executives in 13 countries > « únicamente el 12% de las empresas asegura disponer actualmente de las capacidades y procedimientos necesarios para gestionar la inteligencia artificial de forma efectiva. » Source: The Value of AI 2026 (SAP / Oxford Economics) ## Classification **Country** Worldwide scope **Company size** All sizes **Industries** All industries, or industry not specified **Companies** SAP (study author), Oxford Economics (study author) **Keywords** ai governance, shadow ai, critical thinking, employee training, agentic ai, ai adoption Entry written by Marsanne Studio from the cited article, with the help of an AI model (claude-sonnet-5). The rights to the article and its illustrations belong to PortalERP. Entry translated from French by Claude Sonnet 5.5.