06/26/2026
A new WSJ Intelligence study of 2,500 professionals across 5 countries found that the skills rising fastest in value are the ones automation cannot replicate: critical thinking, creative empathy, ethical judgment, adaptability.
The uncomfortable finding: critical thinking is also the skill most at risk of being quietly eroded by AI overreliance.
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Source: WSJ Intelligence x Philip Morris International, June 2026