INSEAD: AI Does Not Have to Eliminate Managers. It Could Turn Them into Teachers and Coordinators of People and Machines

The debate about AI focuses too heavily on the number of automated tasks, INSEAD argues. More important is how technology changes the organization itself: who makes decisions, who coordinates work, and how many management layers a company needs. Research suggests that collaboration tools can reduce the need for managerial oversight and support decentralization. At the same time, new tasks are emerging: teaching employees and continuously managing how work is divided between people and autonomous systems.