In an artificial intelligence (AI)-mediated world, many professionals are seeking skills that will help them weather technological shifts and find career stability. Emerging research suggests that the skills the future job market will demand most are skills that technology cannot replace or replicate: people skills. According to the McKinsey Global Institute, the importance of people skills will likely be emphasized by generative AI. Professionals who know how to work with other people, lead effectively, manage projects, communicate well and collaborate with AI as expert prompters and reviewers will fare better than professionals without these skills. Communication is one such people skill that is becoming more important in the age of AI. Looking at today’s complex organizational environment, the reasons are clear. Effective communicators can help companies avoid costly communication disasters and public relations (PR) missteps. They can also collaborate with AI tools to develop better prompts and outputs, create messages that connect with human audiences and AI search engines alike, build trust with stakeholders, and manage important relationships.