The UK is facing a “major digital skills gap” with the advent of generative AI, according to Paul O’Sullivan, UK & Ireland Chief Technology Officer at Salesforce and Head of the Salesforce UK AI Centre.
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Stuart Hodge is SVP Automotive at Poppins, a digital creative agency with a focus on the automotive sector. Hodge was previously CEO and Founder at specialist automotive and change management agency Y2Change, which was acquired by Poppins in January. He spoke to Econsultancy about the challenges of working in a sector that “moves faster than […]
Twenty five percent of senior client-side execs say AI skill-building programmes have already been conducted. However, advanced AI skills for key team members and an org-wide basic understanding of AI remain as top priorities for generative AI progress in 2024, according to a report from Adobe.