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# The AI Atrophy Problem: How CIOs Fight It

Recorded at the 2026 MIT Sloan CIO Symposium, this video discussion surfaces a critical governance risk: as AI takes over more workflows, the critical thinking and judgment skills that boards depend on executives to exercise are quietly eroding — what leaders are calling 'AI atrophy.' Technology and business leaders share practical strategies for keeping decision-making muscles sharp even as AI handles more cognitive load. The finding is highly actionable for SEA founders and scale-up CEOs who are rapidly embedding AI in operations without safeguards for human judgment.

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MIT Sloan Management Review (https://sloanreview.mit.edu/video/the-ai-atrophy-problem-how-cios-fight-it/)

Topic: Decision Quality: https://lyoenandpartners.com/insights/topic/decision-quality

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