Signal Only half the talent with advanced AI skills is available against demand

Summary

McKinsey cites a global shortage of advanced AI skills including edge computing, big data, and machine learning, with only about half the required talent available to meet demand.

Classification

Main topicEducation & Generations

Secondary topicsLabor & Future of Work AI & Computing

Region menusGlobal

Occurrencescope:global

Impactscope:global

Time horizon0-3 years (2026-07-26)

Last updated2026-07-29 04:49:52

Evidence 1

The State of Organizations 2026 McKinsey & Company page=19;section=Technology disruption: Humans and AI agents - Building a new world of collaboration / Issues to address 2026-02 accessed 2026-07-26

Part of trends 0

No objects.

Directly linked issues 1

IssueRunning after the wave: short-term takeouts crowd out workforce transformation1 trends · 2 signals

Relation types: direct_urgent

Public id: fm-493b3c3df3a6