These companies are actually upskilling their workers for AI - here's how they do it

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ZDNET's key takeaways

Employees need structured training to prepare for AI.

Companies should prioritize upskilling over layoffs.

Entry-level employees are still crucial to organizational health.

At Semafor World Economy this week, I watched moderator after moderator ask CEOs whether they think AI will eliminate jobs. While most CEOs responded with the augmentation argument -- that AI is helping workers do more, not replacing them -- new jobs, especially at the entry level, are dwindling. At the same time, AI could perform competitively on many work tasks by 2029.

Beyond regulation, upskilling workers in AI is a key solution for mitigating these economic impacts. But where has upskilling been primarily a talking point, and where is it actually happening, meaningfully?

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I spoke with several leaders at Semafor's summit about what they're doing to retrain their employees for a very different near future, and what they find works best.

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