Most organisations are rushing to use AI — far fewer are teaching people how to question it. This article explores why AI literacy must focus on critical thinking, reflective judgement, and human agency, not just tool proficiency. Because the real risk isn’t AI itself, but unchallenged AI thinking on our behalf.

AI skills are now valued more than traditional experience. With employers prioritising AI capability and job ads showing rapid demand, learning AI fast has become a career survival skill. This article outlines why the shift is happening—and how to build applied, workplace-ready AI confidence in weeks, not years.