Survey of 2,000 C-Suite executives shows majority of companies have an unbalanced ‘buy vs build’ approach
Urgent need to build skills to maximise AI’s potential and ensure worker employability
More than half of companies surveyed in some of the world’s leading economies plan to recruit new talent to cope with the mass adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) rather than retrain existing workers, leading to a rush for digital skills, according to a major study of C-Suite executives published by the Adecco Group today.
The findings from “Leading Through the Great Disruption,” a survey of 2,000 leaders across nine countries, conducted by the Adecco Group, showed that 66% said they will buy AI-skilled talent externally, compared with just 34% who said they will develop their existing workforce.
Given the anticipated demand for these skills, 37% of business leaders say pay for AI-related roles will “increase significantly” in the next 12 months, compared with just 24% for white collar and 9% for blue collar roles.
believe AI is a gamechanger for their industry
lack confidence in their leadership team’s AI skills and knowledge
plan to buy AI-skilled talent instead of upskill their workforce
