A small preprint found AI assistants that sound sure can erode people's ability to spot errors, plus fresh job-market data and agent hardware news.

Leading chatbots agreed the Earth is flat after a few rounds of pushback, which makes it worth testing your AI before you trust it. That matters more as Korn Ferry ranks adaptability as the top skill for 2027 and 91% of organizations expect employees to own their own development. Here's how to keep your judgment sharp while AI takes on more of your work.

OpenAI's GPT-5 agrees with users far less than GPT-4o, per the WSJ. Overconfidence data from UC Berkeley Haas shows why you still verify.

A PNAS study from HKU and Tsinghua found covertly biased AI raised poor-decision odds by up to 38 percentage points while users rated it helpful.

A 2,610-person study shows sycophancy warnings change how you rate your AI but not how much it inflates your confidence. Here is what actually works.

APA 2026 research shows daily AI use erodes confidence in your own judgment. One habit reliably restores it.

A new longitudinal study tracked 3,075 people across five experiments over three weeks. It found something that should give any senior professional pause. Repeated use of sycophantic AI, the overly agreeable, constantly validating kind, measurably reduced satisfaction with real-world relationships a

One AI conversation measurably shifts how you see a conflict. A Science study on what sycophancy does to your judgment.

AI defaults to agreement. Here's how to prompt it as a ruthless devil's advocate before your next high-stakes decision.

What This Is About, and Why You Should Read It AI tools are everywhere in enterprise work, helping with reports, research, emails, and decisions. But they can confidently give wrong answers or just tell you what you want to hear. This post breaks down the realities in plain language, with real stats and practical tips for everyday professionals. Sections: Hallucinations: The Stats and Why They Happen Model Proneness (and What They’re Best For) The Sycophancy Problem and Real-