WorkThe story, in brief
The Biggest AI Risk Isn’t Hallucinations. It’s Skill Decay.
Everyone is focused on hallucinations. Nobody is talking about skill decay—the real threat to safe AI deployment.
The KeyNews take
Why it matters
As AI systems handle more critical workflows, over-reliance on automation risks eroding human expertise needed for oversight, validation, and emergency decision-making. This is becoming a governance and safety issue that boards need to address.
The key facts
5 to knowArticle challenges hallucination as primary AI risk narrative
Identifies skill decay as long-term organizational threat
Centers on human expertise maintenance in AI-integrated workflows
Published in mainstream business media (Forbes)
Frames as safety governance issue, not technical capability issue
Go to the source
Forbes Innovationforbes.com
Publisher excerpt: AI hallucinations matter, but skill decay may be the greater long-term risk. Why maintaining human expertise is essential for safe AI deployment.