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AI's impact on work: 55% of professionals report skills erosion
Original title, in Spanish: “El impacto de la IA en el trabajo: 55% de los profesionales reporta erosión de sus habilidades”
- Publication
- Forbes Argentina (Argentina)
- Author
- Florencia Radici
- Published on
- 5 October 2026 · read in the page structured data · updated on 5 October 2026
Summary
A global study by the IBM Institute for Business Value, conducted with Oxford Economics among 1,500 CHROs and 8,800 employees in 28 countries (including 251 in Argentina), measures the impact of AI on work. In Argentina, 57% of employees say their tasks have changed over the past year, 55% report skills erosion and 55% believe they are held responsible for AI errors. Globally, 60% of employees fear this erosion, but only 29% consider human judgement important, whereas 71% of CHROs consider it crucial. The study points to a lack of HR involvement in AI strategy (46% of organisations) and an increase in workload. Companies that clearly structure tasks between humans, assisted AI and autonomous AI reduce risks by 18% and improve quality by 20%.
Summary based on the full text of the article.
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57 %
share of Argentine workers whose tasks have changed over the past year because of AI
Argentina, 251 employees surveyed
« el 57% de los trabajadores argentinos afirma que sus tareas y responsabilidades diarias cambiaron durante el último año debido a la adopción de la IA »
Source: IBM Institute for Business Value (avec Oxford Economics)
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84 %
share of Argentine employees confident in their job security despite AI
Argentina, 251 employees surveyed
« El 84% de los empleados argentinos confía en la seguridad de su empleo a pesar de las modificaciones introducidas por la IA. »
Source: IBM Institute for Business Value
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43 %
share of Argentine employees saying they need specific training for tasks carried out with AI
Argentina
« un 43% señala que requiere capacitación específica para las tareas que realiza con IA »
Source: IBM Institute for Business Value
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63 %
share of Argentine employees who consider their manager prepared to lead a team working with AI agents
Argentina
« un 63% considera que su gerente está preparado para liderar un equipo que trabaja de manera colaborativa junto con agentes de IA »
Source: IBM Institute for Business Value
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55 %
share of Argentine employees reporting skills erosion
Argentina
« El 55% de los empleados argentinos reporta una erosión en sus habilidades. »
Source: IBM Institute for Business Value
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73 %
share of those worried about skills erosion who believe AI is already negatively affecting their abilities
Argentina, among employees worried about skills erosion
« el 73% sostiene que la IA ya comenzó a afectar negativamente algunas de sus capacidades operativas y cognitivas »
Source: IBM Institute for Business Value
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54 %
share of Argentine employees ranking critical thinking as the most strategic skill by 2030
Argentina, 2030 horizon
« el 54% de los empleados argentinos ubica al pensamiento crítico y a la formulación de problemas como la habilidad más estratégica e importante »
Source: IBM Institute for Business Value
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82 %
share of Argentine employees who feel free to question or disregard AI outputs
Argentina
« el 82% afirma sentirse seguro de cuestionar o ignorar los resultados generados por la IA cuando considera que son incorrectos »
Source: IBM Institute for Business Value
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55 %
share of Argentine employees who believe they are responsible for an AI error
Argentina
« El 55% de los encuestados en Argentina sostiene que, cuando la IA falla o comete un error, la responsabilidad final recae sobre ellos. »
Source: IBM Institute for Business Value
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43 %
share of Argentine employees asking for clear rules on which AI tools are permitted
Argentina
« el 43% remarca la necesidad urgente de contar con reglas y marcos claros sobre qué herramientas específicas de IA están autorizados a utilizar en sus puestos »
Source: IBM Institute for Business Value
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60 %
share of employees worldwide who fear skills erosion
28 countries, 8,800 employees
« A nivel mundial, el 60% de los empleados teme por la erosión de sus capacidades, coincidiendo en que el pensamiento crítico es la habilidad que registra un mayor declive. »
Source: IBM Institute for Business Value / Oxford Economics
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71 %
share of global CHROs who consider it crucial to be able to validate, oversee and override AI outputs
28 countries, 1,500 CHROs
« el 71% de los CHRO mundiales identifica la capacidad de validar, supervisar y anular los resultados de la IA como la habilidad más crucial »
Source: IBM Institute for Business Value / Oxford Economics
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29 %
share of employees worldwide who consider human judgement important
28 countries, 8,800 employees
« solo el 29% de los trabajadores globales considera importante el juicio humano »
Source: IBM Institute for Business Value / Oxford Economics
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43 %
share of employees worldwide held responsible for AI failures
worldwide
« el 43% de los empleados del mundo señala que se le responsabiliza cuando la tecnología falla »
Source: IBM Institute for Business Value / Oxford Economics
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41 %
share of CHROs admitting that employees do not feel safe challenging AI data
worldwide
« el 41% de los CHRO admite que los trabajadores pueden no sentirse seguros al desafiar los datos provistos por la IA »
Source: IBM Institute for Business Value / Oxford Economics
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46 %
share of organisations worldwide that do not involve the CHRO in defining AI strategy
worldwide
« El 46% de las organizaciones mundiales no involucra al CHRO al momento de definir la estrategia de IA. »
Source: IBM Institute for Business Value / Oxford Economics
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28 %
share of CHROs with a roadmap shared with IT
worldwide
« Solo el 28% de los CHRO reporta una hoja de ruta compartida con las áreas de IT »
Source: IBM Institute for Business Value / Oxford Economics
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73 %
share of CHROs acknowledging coordination difficulties with the C-suite
worldwide
« un 73% reconoce dificultades para coordinar de forma constante con el resto del C-suite »
Source: IBM Institute for Business Value / Oxford Economics
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80 %
share of HR managers who believe AI creates invisible work
worldwide
« el 80% de los líderes de RR.HH. admite que la adopción de la IA crea "trabajo invisible" para el personal »
Source: IBM Institute for Business Value / Oxford Economics
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42 %
share of employees worldwide whose workload has increased or is not recognised
worldwide
« el 42% de los empleados internacionales siente que su carga laboral aumentó o no es debidamente reconocida »
Source: IBM Institute for Business Value / Oxford Economics
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18 %
risk reduction for companies organising workflows into explicit categories (human/assisted/autonomous)
companies applying this model, worldwide
« Aquellas empresas que aplican este modelo reportan una reducción del riesgo del 18% y una mejora en la calidad del 20%. »
Source: IBM Institute for Business Value / Oxford Economics
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20 %
quality improvement for companies organising workflows into explicit categories
companies applying this model, worldwide
« Aquellas empresas que aplican este modelo reportan una reducción del riesgo del 18% y una mejora en la calidad del 20%. »
Source: IBM Institute for Business Value / Oxford Economics
Classification
- Country
- Argentina
- Company size
- All sizes
- Industries
- All industries, or industry not specified
- Companies
- Oxford Economics (study author), IBM Institute for Business Value (study author)
- Keywords
- skills erosion, human resources, ai governance, critical thinking, employee training, human oversight
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 Forbes Argentina and its author. Entry translated from French by Claude Sonnet 5.5.