Dive Brief:
- Two-thirds of technology executives have concerns about the consequences of generative AI implementation, including bias and disinformation, according to a Tuesday IDC report. The analyst firm surveyed 900 senior executives on behalf of Teradata.
- As top software vendors grow their generative AI toolkit, just 42% of executives say they have skills in place to implement the technology in the next six to 12 months.
- More than half of leaders say they are under high or significant pressure to deploy generative AI in the next year.
Dive Insight:
Senior talent with ample expertise in AI is hard to come by. A combination of persistent demand for emerging technology skills, the relative novelty of the technology and the recent rush for implementation has left tech leaders feeling the pressure.
Despite mixed economic signals, businesses continue to hire workers who can deliver the AI capabilities they need. AI-related positions represented more than one-quarter of all technology roles posted last month, according to CompTIA's monthly tech jobs report.
For most companies, those skills won't come from the job market, but from within.
More than two-thirds of knowledge workers say they expect companies to connect them with generative AI upskilling, according to Salesforce data.
Vendors want to increase the size of the generative AI talent pool, too, mainly by opening training curriculums to the general public.
AWS last month announced seven free or low-cost training opportunities on AI. In June, Microsoft spun up a certification program alongside LinkedIn on AI fundamentals, and Google released its own set of free AI training courses in May.
