Posted 2/16/2024, 12:42:00 PM
Workers Anxious About AI Taking Jobs; Flock to Courses But Say Employers Don't Prioritize Reskilling
- 43% of U.S. workers surveyed fear losing their jobs to AI within a year, especially young workers like Gen Z (52% are concerned)
- Workers are flooding AI courses to skill up, with 280,000 enrolled so far in 2023 - already half of 2022's total
- Interest spans technical skills to build AI tools and using them in various professions
- Companies aren't providing enough training opportunities - 40% say employers don't prioritize development
- Coursera's chief content officer "The future belongs to those who adapt to these skills"