How AI Creates a Capability Mirage
How AI Creates a Capability Mirage AI tools make it harder for leaders and teams to judge an individual’s abilities. Are personal and organizational capabilities silently crumbling in your company? But now, generative AI tools can create fairly polished outputs for anyone — and an individual’s skill set can waste away.
- ▪How AI Creates a Capability Mirage AI tools make it harder for leaders and teams to judge an individual’s abilities.
- ▪Are personal and organizational capabilities silently crumbling in your company?
- ▪But now, generative AI tools can create fairly polished outputs for anyone — and an individual’s skill set can waste away.
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| Original publisher | MIT Sloan Management Review |
| Canonical URL | https://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/how-ai-creates-a-capability-mirage/ |
| Publication time | Tue, 22 Sep 2026 06:03:06 +0000 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-09-22T06:13:50.162Z |
| Last seen | 2026-09-22T06:13:50.162Z |
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| Commercial reuse | May the content be reused commercially? | Not permitted |
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How AI Creates a Capability Mirage AI tools make it harder for leaders and teams to judge an individual’s abilities. Are personal and organizational capabilities silently crumbling in your company? Melissa Swift, Teryluz Andreu, and Dolores Hernandez September 14, 2026 Reading Time: 12 min Topics Data, AI, & Machine Learning AI & Machine Learning Skills & Learning Download PDF Get Copies Share Twitter Facebook Linkedin Copy Link jQuery(document).ready(function () { jQuery(".article-options__option--share").on("click", function (e) { jQuery(".article-options__share-options").fadeIn(500); jQuery(".article-options__container").addClass("article-options__container--show"); if (window.innerWidth < 801){ let articleTitle = document.title; if (…
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