AI sends workers back to school

Amazon recently announced that it will spend $700 million to retrain one-third of its U.S. workforce. With the advent of AI in the workforce, jobs that require repetition may require organizations to consider adopting a similar training strategy.

Video transcript

VO: In July, Amazon said it will spend $700 million dollars to retrain one-third of its U.S. workforce. That has more companies thinking about employee training.

Brad Fisher soundbite: Clients are coming to grips with the fact that they might not have the workforce they need in the AI automation-based world.

VO: So which workers need to go back to school?

Brad Fisher soundbite: AI is going to have a disproportionate impact on any job that has repetition. It’s not just blue collar jobs. It may impact which collar jobs to a much greater extent.

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