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The Upskilling Ponzi Scheme
Enterprise AI training is a governance failure. Most firms are deploying tools faster than they build genuine competence, outsourcing upskilling to social media and self-directed learning while counting adoption rather than capability transfer. The evidence is unambiguous: fragmented, optional programmes produce anaemic ROI, a widening workforce fracture, and a skills hollow that no SaaS contract can close.
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Mandates without mastery: the AI upskilling gap that vendor dashboards hide
Corporate AI mandates now outrun demonstrable capability. Google ties usage to performance reviews, Meta tracks AI-assisted output, Microsoft has declared it non-optional. 82% of organisations provide AI training; 59% still report a skills gap. Access is not the deficit. Completion certificates measure the wrong thing, and firms are applying one-time training models to a skill that demands continuous, deliberate practice on realistic tasks.
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