Advanced skills, such as managing AI agents, do not tend to be the focus of employer training, The Conference Board said in a report.
55% of workers use AI but only 33% received employer training—most on basics, not agent management where competitive advantage actually lies. Orgs skipping advanced upskilling risk failure during disruption; managers feel unprepared to lead AI-transformed operations.
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Advanced skills, such as managing AI agents, do not tend to be the focus of employer training, The Conference Board said in a report.
Published July 31, 2026
A billboard advertising an artificial intelligence company is posted on Sept. 16, 2025, in San Francisco, Calif. Formal AI training is struggling to keep up with how employees are actually using AI tools, survey results indicate.
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