--- title: "Companies fear AI will weaken their employees' decision-making ability — Marsanne Studio AI watch" description: "A SAP-Oxford Economics study reveals companies' concerns about AI: loss of critical judgement and the rise of unauthorised AI." url: "https://marsanne.studio/en/ai-watch/companies-fear-ai-will-weaken-their-employees-decision-making-921f0d/" 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 · 25 September 2026 # Companies fear AI will weaken their employees' decision-making ability Original title, in Spanish: “Las empresas temen que la IA debilite la capacidad de decisión de sus empleados” **Publication** Computing (Spain) **Author** Unsigned **Published on** 25 September 2026 · read in the page structured data · updated on 25 September 2026 ## Summary According to The Value of AI 2026 report, produced by SAP and Oxford Economics, organisations are concerned about the effects of AI on employee skills, in particular the weakening of critical judgement and the loss of on-the-job learning. 79% of companies believe the workforce needs to be transformed beyond technical training, and 78% consider current training programmes too slow. The report also points to the rise of "Shadow AI": 54% of organisations report inconsistent results caused by unauthorised tools, 48% report data leaks, and 34% report regulatory breaches. Only 12% of companies say they can govern AI effectively. Summary based on the full text of the article. [Read the article on Computing →](https://www.computing.es/informes/las-empresas-temen-que-la-ia-debilite-la-capacidad-de-decision-de-sus-empleados/) ## Figures cited - 79 % share of companies that consider it necessary to transform the workforce beyond technical training organisations surveyed, The Value of AI 2026 study > « El 79% de las empresas considera que para obtener el máximo valor de la IA será necesario transformar la fuerza laboral más allá de la formación técnica » Source: The Value of AI 2026 (SAP, Oxford Economics) - 78 % share of companies that consider current training programmes too slow to keep up with AI organisations surveyed, The Value of AI 2026 study > « el 78% cree que los programas actuales de capacitación no avanzan tan rápido como lo hacen las herramientas de IA » Source: The Value of AI 2026 (SAP, Oxford Economics) - 66 % share of companies that believe interpersonal skills will become essential organisations surveyed, The Value of AI 2026 study > « el 66% estima que las habilidades personales, como el pensamiento crítico o la colaboración, se convertirán en competencias esenciales en un entorno como el actual, impulsado por la IA » Source: The Value of AI 2026 (SAP, Oxford Economics) - 75 % share of organisations introducing reskilling programmes organisations surveyed, The Value of AI 2026 study > « tres de cada cuatro organizaciones ya están poniendo en marcha programas de actualización y reciclaje de competencias con el fin preparar a sus profesionales » Source: The Value of AI 2026 (SAP, Oxford Economics) - 69 % share of organisations identifying the roles that benefit most from AI organisations surveyed, The Value of AI 2026 study > « el 69% está identificando los puestos que más se pueden beneficiar del uso de la IA » Source: The Value of AI 2026 (SAP, Oxford Economics) - 54 % share of organisations that experienced inconsistent or inaccurate results due to unauthorised AI organisations surveyed, The Value of AI 2026 study > « el 54% de las organizaciones afirma que el uso de herramientas de IA no autorizadas ha provocado resultados inconsistentes o inexactos en su actividad » Source: The Value of AI 2026 (SAP, Oxford Economics) - 48 % share of organisations that experienced data leaks or intellectual property exposure organisations surveyed, The Value of AI 2026 study > « el 48% ha experimentado fugas de datos o exposición de propiedad intelectual » Source: The Value of AI 2026 (SAP, Oxford Economics) - 38 % share of organisations that experienced security vulnerabilities organisations surveyed, The Value of AI 2026 study > « el 38% reconoce haber afrontado vulnerabilidades de seguridad » Source: The Value of AI 2026 (SAP, Oxford Economics) - 34 % share of organisations that experienced regulatory breaches linked to unauthorised AI organisations surveyed, The Value of AI 2026 study > « un 34% dice haber incurrido en incumplimientos normativos como resultado de todo ello » Source: The Value of AI 2026 (SAP, Oxford Economics) - 12 % share of organisations able to govern AI effectively organisations surveyed, The Value of AI 2026 study > « solo el 12% dice disponer de las capacidades y procesos necesarios para gobernar la IA de forma eficaz » 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, skills, critical judgement, data security, training 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 Computing. Entry translated from French by Claude Sonnet 5.5.