Organisations worry they’ll be left behind by AI due to lack of technical skills [Video]

Organisations are fearful that they will be unable to complete in the market if workers fail to develop their technical skills in response to advances in artificial intelligence and other technologies, according to The Learnovate Centre‘s annual survey.

More than 140 people involved in various industries were polled by the Trinity-based global research and innovation centre in learning technologies and the future of work.

The survey found that the number of respondents planning to prioritise the development of their technical skills has increased 41% from 33% 12 months ago. Learnovate believes the increase is due to the growing role of AI in the market.

The survey also found that growing scrutiny over budgets for training and upskilling is putting organisations under increasing pressure to demonstrate the impact of their investments in learning.

Some 36% of respondents plan to prioritise demonstrating the impact of learning on business metrics in the next year, while 30% rated “budget restraints” …