---
id: "action-train-ai-skills"
type: "action-item"
source_timestamps: ["§ Human Capital Development"]
tags: ["training", "upskilling"]
related: ["concept-human-capital-development-ai"]
action: "Implement mandatory training on prompt engineering, fact-checking, and AI workflow integration."
outcome: "A workforce capable of generating high-quality, accurate content while mitigating hallucination risks."
speakers: ["Tom Davenport", "John J. Sviokla"]
sources: ["spine"]
sourceVaultSlug: "hbr-seg-spine"
originDay: 1
articleStem: "hbr-cl-95-6-disciplines-genai"
sourceUrl: "https://hbr.org/2024/07/the-6-disciplines-companies-need-to-get-the-most-out-of-gen-ai"
sourceTitle: "The 6 Disciplines Companies Need to Get the Most Out of Gen AI"
---
# Train Employees on Core AI Skills

**Action:** Implement mandatory training on prompt engineering, fact-checking, and AI workflow integration.

**How:** Provide comprehensive training covering how Gen AI works, prompt engineering, fact-checking protocols, and workflow-integration techniques.

**Expected outcome:** A workforce capable of generating high-quality, accurate content while mitigating hallucination risks (see [[concept-gen-ai-hallucinations]]).

Operationalizes the discipline [[concept-human-capital-development-ai]] — but only works when paired with the augmentation pledge described in [[claim-augmentation-over-replacement]].