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David Martin cautioned about over-reliance on AI. With great power comes great responsibility — and the responsibility not to deskill may fall squarely on your shoulders. While your employer likely wants you using AI, they might not be preparing you for the atrophy of cognitive skills that can come with heavy use of the tech. "There is existential risk of people deskilling themselves to the point of being unviable in the market," David Martin, Boston Consulting Group's global lead of people and organization, told Business Insider. Your boss may already be taking notice. A June BCG study of over 70 global C-suite leaders revealed that half see critical skills actively eroding within their organizations. Unfortunately, the skills fading fastest are the ones leaders say matter most to long-term performance, the report said. That includes problem framing, judgment, creative thinking, and solution evaluation. Despite concerns, the research suggests most organizations aren't stepping in to help. BCG found that only one in 10 companies has a concrete plan to address deskilling, while a third haven't discussed it at all.

New study says we could weaken El Niño, but should we? With a strong El Niño running the show this summer, could it be possible to just turn it down? According to a new study, the answer is yes (at least inside a climate computer model), but is this even feasible, and if it is, is it a road we want to go down? Right now, El Niño is expected to keep strengthening into winter, with an 81% chance of ranking "very strong. " On the positive side, it could help keep a lid on Atlantic hurricanes, but El Niño has much farther-reaching impacts than hurricanes — it reshuffles weather around the globe, for better or worse. So scientists ask: If El Niño causes so much trouble, could we just turn it down? Take a deep breath.(MORE: Here's what El Niño really does to your weather)Get More of Our News on GoogleSet The Weather Company as a 'Preferred Source' to get quicker access to the news you value. This image shows the sea surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific. This is the area that drives El NIño and La Niña. How scientists say we could 'turn down' El NiñoThe team ran simulations of a technique called marine cloud brightening.