---
id: "quote-augmentation-tool"
type: "quote"
source_timestamps: ["¶17"]
tags: ["corporate-strategy", "workforce-management"]
related: ["action-align-workforce-training"]
speaker: "Suraj Srinivasan"
speakers: ["Suraj Srinivasan"]
quote: "Firms should view generative AI as an augmentation tool rather than merely a cost-cutting measure and align workforce training programs accordingly to support both job transitions and evolving skill demands."
sources: ["reskilling"]
sourceVaultSlug: "hbr-seg-reskilling"
originDay: 10
articleStem: "hbr-edu-35-ai-changing-labor-market"
sourceUrl: "https://hbr.org/2026/03/research-how-ai-is-changing-the-labor-market"
sourceTitle: "Research: How AI Is Changing the Labor Market"
---
# View AI as an Augmentation Tool, Not Just Cost-Cutting

> "Firms should view generative AI as an augmentation tool rather than merely a cost-cutting measure and align workforce training programs accordingly to support both job transitions and evolving skill demands."
> — [[entity-suraj-srinivasan|Suraj Srinivasan]]

A strategic directive for corporate leaders on how to frame and implement generative AI to maximize long-term value rather than short-term savings. This is the source statement behind [[action-align-workforce-training]] and the strategic capstone of the vault's action items.