AI adoption outpaces training, companies struggle to keep up

AI adoption is moving faster than organisations’ ability to train workers and adapt skills to changing job requirements, while expectations around the technology continue to run ahead of its real-world capabilities, according to experts.

A study by Cognizant-Pearson showed that 91% of HR professionals reported increased demand for AI training over the past year, only 60% said learning and development programmes could not keep pace with the speed at which AI is changing jobs. In India, the figure stood at 63%.