BENGALURU: Eight in 10 survey respondents say that live online learning programmes have been equally or more effective than physical classroom sessions, with artificial intelligence and machine learning skilling programmes seeing the highest demand, according to a survey by digital skills training provider Simplilearn . The survey was conducted to understand the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on employee training programmes and productivity post the implementation of work-from-home. The company surveyed executives and managers in the learning and development and HR functions of companies around the globe on issues related to current and future employee training plans. While responses were gathered from various global regions, the majority were gathered from representatives of companies located in India (39%) and the United States (41%). The global health crisis has disrupted work patterns worldwide, and one of the work areas most affected has been employee learning and development.