Less Than Half of Employees Say They’re Trained up on AI. Is Workforce Readiness the Missing Metric in AI Adoption?

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September 17, 2026 – In a BusinesSolver article about AI adoption in the workplace, the author cites data from the latest EdAssist by Bright Horizons Education Index. 

According to a Bright Horizons Workforce Outlook study, 42% of employees say their employer expects them to learn AI on their own, while 34% report feeling unprepared for AI-driven workplace changes. This research also found AI adoption increases to 76% when employers provide training and support, compared with just 25% when they do not.

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