AI is increasingly influencing organizational decisions and authority, and treating decision-making as a strategic discipline—intentionally designing how humans and AI share judgment and accountability—is important to maintaining trust and protecting human agency.
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2026 Global Human Capital TrendsOriginal Quote
AI is increasingly influencing organizational decisions and authority. Treating decision-making as a strategic discipline—and intentionally designing how humans and AI share judgment and accountability—is important to maintaining trust and protecting human agency.
Outlook
NeutralThe claim describes AI's growing influence over decisions without specifying a clear positive or negative trajectory—it is conditionally neutral depending on how organizations respond.
The present progressive tense indicates this is a current, ongoing development.
Stated as a direct, unhedged present-tense assertion, implying high confidence.
About the Author
Shannon Poynton is a Senior Manager (recently admitted to the Deloitte partnership) in Deloitte Consulting LLP's Human Capital practice, where she advises global clients on organization, workforce, culture, and strategic change solutions, and is a co-author of Deloitte's Global Human Capital Trends report.
Across 10 tracked claims, Shannon Poynton, Jason Flynn, Nicole Scoble-Williams, Victor Reyes, David Mallon, Sue Cantrell skews neutral.