Researchers warn that repeated AI summarization, rewriting, and synthesis can gradually erode the original knowledge, context, and judgment that organizations depend on.

HBR says over-reliance on AI is causing "knowledge decay" as low-quality outputs erode trust, waste hours of rework, and degrade decision-making.

Researchers warn that repeated AI summarization, rewriting, and synthesis can gradually erode the original knowledge, context, and judgment that organizations depend on.