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The upside is clear when AI makes teams more productive, but leadership experts are warning of bottlenecks shifting, and managers "drowning in decisions".

In a new paper, Adaptive Leadership in the AI era, Institute of Managers and Leaders CEO Sam Bell says AI transformation places "a new mandate" on HR and L&D leaders.

This mandate "extends far beyond traditional hiring and capability planning", he says, because it involves equipping leaders for a shift "that is redefining the very nature of management and the capabilities it demands".

The report notes in a survey of nearly 6,000 senior executives in the US, UK, Germany, and Australia, 89% reported that AI was having no impact on labour productivity. Another recent study, which examined more than 200 occupations, found AI replicates codified knowledge ("the kind that can be written down, systematised, and taught from a textbook"), but not tacit knowledge ("the judgement, situational awareness, and contextual understanding that can only be developed through experience")...