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By The Numbers: Use AI To Fill The IT Skills Gap

Search Cloud Computing, Thursday, June 12th, 2025

According to the '2025 AI Skills Report' by Pluralsight, 65% of organizations had to abandon AI projects due to a lack of AI skills. Don't be another statistic; invest in your staff.

AI is easily accessible for enterprises of all sizes. However, just because it is available doesn't mean your staff are prepared to use it. Without upskilling and staff involvement, AI projects might end up dead on arrival.

AI is well known to stoke employee fear of being replaced in the workplace. According to the "2025 AI Skills Report" by Pluralsight, 34% of tech professionals feel that it is extremely or very likely that they will be replaced by AI. However, that hasn't slowed workplace adoption -- the same report found that 84% of executives and IT professionals say using AI has made their lives easier.

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