LinkedIn internal AI Academy could be model for firms plagued by tech talent shortage

Professional social networking giant LinkedIn is leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) in every product that it creates to personalize the product for every user. However, the company has faced a common challenge in its technological pursuits: A lack of skilled talent. To address this problem, the company on Wednesday announced the LinkedIn AI Academy: An internal training program with the goal of teaching engineers, product managers, and other employees the skills they need to develop strong AI products for users. The AI Academy includes a number of courses targeted to different job roles and business needs, according to a LinkedIn blog post. For example, engineers will take a course called AI200, "Building an AI Product from End-to-End," which will consist of five one-day-per-week classes.