The Judgment Void: Larry Durham on AI and Human Judgment

As artificial intelligence takes on more analytical and knowledge-intensive work, it is changing more than how quickly organizations produce results. It may also be removing the experiences through which professionals have traditionally developed judgment.

In an episode of the Human Capital Leadership podcast, Larry Durham joins Dr. Jonathan H. Westover to discuss The Judgment Void: How AI Is Dismantling the One Human Capability It Cannot Replace. Their conversation examines the relationship between AI and human judgment and considers what organizations risk losing when technology absorbs the work that once helped people recognize patterns, navigate ambiguity, learn from mistakes and make increasingly complex decisions.

The challenge extends beyond teaching employees how to use AI effectively. Professional judgment develops through experience, feedback, reflection and exposure to situations where the correct response is not immediately clear. As those formative experiences become less common, organizations will need to become more deliberate about creating the conditions in which judgment can still develop.

For learning, talent and business leaders, this raises an important strategic question: how can organizations capture the value of AI while continuing to build the human capabilities required for quality, leadership and responsible decision-making?