Will AI Help Close the Skills Gap?

Forty percent of HR leaders believe artificial intelligence will help fill the skills gap. That's according to a new study by Learning House and Future Workplace, which surveyed 600 U.S. HR leaders. More than half of those surveyed acknowledged the skills gap and more than a third believe it's harder to fill open positions now than it was in 2017, but some critics say companies are not doing much to fix the problem. The study found that 74 percent of companies are only investing $500 per employee on learning and development. Jeremy Walsh, senior vice president of enterprise learning solutions at Learning House, said he was shocked by the low amount of money being spent on L&D.