Reskilling and Upskilling

The first chapter of enterprise AI was about access and experimentation. That chapter was necessary. The next needs to be different.

"We started having conversations around moving from a career ladder to a career playground," said Ginnie Carlier, chief talent and culture officer at EY about the growing demand from the workforce to move laterally instead of always up.

Employers that promote from within have a competitive edge, and it's up to HR to fight for less outside hiring.

AI did not create the human skills gap; it accelerated its consequences. Critical thinking suffers, creating a workforce-development priority for human resource leaders.

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.

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.