Your boss might be bluffing about how much AI knowledge they really have
THE SO WHAT
If 23% of bosses may be overstating their AI skills while nearly half say they value AI skills over formal qualifications, you have a governance gap at the exact layer making adoption calls. Teams should push for written AI decision criteria and shared literacy programs so strategy isn’t driven by résumé theater.
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