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Companies Are Investing in AI, But Their Workforces Aren’t Ready, According to New DataCamp/YouGov Report
NEW YORK, February 26, 2026--DataCamp, the leading platform for data and AI skill building, today released its 2026 State of Data & AI Literacy Report based on a survey of 517 US and UK business leaders conducted in partnership with YouGov. The findings show that while leaders increasingly consider data and AI literacy foundational to business performance, on par with skills like writing, most admit their organizations lack the capabilities needed to meet those expectations.
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