AI did not create the human skills gap; it accelerated its consequences. Critical thinking suffers, creating a workforce-development priority for human resource leaders.
Businessolver says there is an AI readiness gap. While leaders see employee enthusiasm, CHROs prioritize productivity over upskilling and workers report unease.
Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 3:00 pm ET As the forward movement of automation and AI makes once-essential skills obsolete, career advancement is a major concern.
New research from law firm Littler finds a significant "readiness gap" as employers face building union interest in response to AI-driven workforce changes.
As artificial intelligence reshapes the workplace, leaders can reduce uncertainty by shifting worker focus to the most high-valued skills and tasks that drive business outcomes.
AI is absorbing the junior work that senior cybersecurity professionals once learned on. Fortinet's Jess Ng on what that means for the talent pipeline and for retention.
