Artificial intelligence is transforming decision-making. Algorithms analyze data faster than any human. Predictive systems can optimize logistics, pricing, and even hiring.
If AI can make better decisions, what happens to managers?
At first glance, AI seems to reduce the need for traditional management. If systems can allocate resources and forecast demand, human judgment becomes less central.
But management has never been only about calculation.
Management involves coordination, motivation, interpretation, and ethical responsibility. AI can only process information; it cannot create meaning. In innovation contexts, this distinction becomes critical. Innovation requires tolerance, vision, and deciding which risks are worth taking.
AI may enhance managerial decisions, but it does not replace the human capacity to define purpose. AI changes the tools, but leadership remains fundamentally human.