by Graeme Wearden on (#70MHD)
Business leaders are prioritising automation through AI to fill skills gaps, rather than training junior employees, survey findsBusiness leaders may be pulling up the ladder' behind them, by focusing on AI tools rather than taking on new staff, warns Kate Field, global head human and social sustainability at the BSI.Field explains:As roles are streamlined or eliminated before experience can be gained, we risk eroding the professional aspirations of people at the very start of their careers and before they've had the chance to flourish.Our findings suggest a troubling trend: senior leaders may be pulling up the ladder', prioritizing short-term productivity over long-term workforce resilience. If left unchecked, this could have lasting consequences, from weakening our skills pipeline, deepening generational inequality and our research suggests, dividing large companies and SMEs.Half (51%) of the respondents working in SMEs say AI is crucial to the growth of their organization, compared with nearly seven in ten respondents in large organizations (69%). This is reflected in its impact being felt; 70% of large businesses reported AI saves money compared to just half of SMEs (51%). Continue reading...