Following a summer marked by disillusionment with AI’s immediate impact, businesses and institutions recalibrate AI adoption strategies. While initial enthusiasm for generative AI has waned due to pilot program failures and hallucinations, executives emphasize the rising premium on human skills such as judgment and creativity. Companies like Upwork and Adobe focus on upskilling employees with intellectual curiosity to harness AI effectively, signaling a more measured approach to AI integration in workforce development and operations.