Companies are investing heavy in AI, despite the fact that they are not yet seeing great performance. An MIT’s recent report found that 95% of organizations that have adopted any other investment. (However, 5% of the companies that are seeing the yield are “extracting millions of value”, according to the report).
Despite the probabilities of thesis, according to a survey by the University of Nexford or 1,000 American individuals (800 recent workers and 200 hiring managers), colleagues are seeing more and more AI as a valuable tool and an essential for employees. For employees, AI could be the key to surviving layoffs or qualification necessary to obtain the next job.
According to the survey, the dismissals are occurring at a surprisingly high rate: 65% of the companies made dismissals in the last 12 months. While 68% of companies identified cost reduction such as the reason for layoffs, 32% mentioned “skills mismatch”, and 31% and 27% cited “Change of company strategy” and “adoption of AI”, respectively.
In fact, almost half (49%) or employers say they are more likely to retain workers with strong AI skills. Similarly, when it comes to new hiring, employers want workers who understand AI. Around a third (29%) or hiring managers said they are hiring employees exclusively that they are competent with AI.
The workers are noticing. Almost one in five recently dismissed workers (19%) says that the adoption of AI contributed to them, and this increases for younger workers: 23% of the workers of the Z generation said that AI was behind their dismissal, such as 21% or genenials.
Many dismissed workers are taking measures. Since he lost his works, two thirds focus on breathing. A quarter is studying coding, while 22% are studying the foundations of AI and another 22% are studying fast engineering. To re -assemble, more than half (56%) use YouTube and other online tutorials to improve their skills set, and 39% are taking an online course.
On average, respondents who are focusing on the scale are spending an acneage of six hours a week in learning, with a third of that time focused on the specific skills of AI. However, almost a quarter of respondents (24%) pointed out that the cost is a barrier to waves, and more than one in five (21%) are not sure of what they should learn to make the Timenses harmful while Condocks.
Regardless of the value that AI contributes to the table, it is clear at this time that employers see it as a set of necessary skills and workers are following their leadership.