AI eats the routine work that used to train newcomers; humans still make the final call

AI is absorbing alert triage, log review and report writing — the routine work that traditionally taught newcomers the craft. The report warns that automating entry-level roles without building new development pathways could hollow out the pipeline of future investigators.

People still hold the line where it counts: 69% of organizations use a shared model in which AI investigates and recommends while humans retain responsibility for context, judgment and final decisions.