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Despite the surge in demand, there's a significant skills gap. The World Economic Forum predicted as early as 2020 that 85 million jobs would be displaced due to AI, but that 97 million new jobs would emerge in AI development, data science, and human-AI collaboration roles. Currently, AI-related job postings have increased by 400% in just the past 18 months, yet applications have only grown by about 180%, indicating a widening supply-demand mismatch.
Most of these roles don't require traditional computer science degrees. Instead, they emphasize understanding how AI integrates into business contexts—highlighting a shift from pure coding to practical business-oriented skills.