Artificial Intelligence Will Relieve Skills Shortages, If We Could Find Enough People To Build It

It seems the growing interest in artificial intelligence as a way to expand digital business potential -- often hampered by hard-to-find-skills -- is creating a skill shortage of its own. A recent poll of 122 business leaders, released by EY, finds relative optimism about AI and its potential to create more jobs. Yet, they are having trouble finding people with the skills to make AI a working reality for their organizations. AI will launch many new careers. The survey finds that a majority of executives, 52 percent, believe it will have a "positive impact" on job creation.