Microsoft and Pearson announce multiyear AI partnership
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The partnership will focus on providing employers, workers and learners with new AI-powered products and services to help prepare the current and future workforce across industries for the era of work in an AI-driven economy. A global IDC survey found that a lack of skilled workers is the biggest challenge for enterprises implementing AI technology within their organisations. Pearson’s Skills Outlook: Reclaim the Clock research shows generative AI can help U.S. workers save 78 million hours a week on the routine and repetitive tasks that often fill their day and can lead to burnout. This is part of an ongoing effort to introduce workplace AI tools that enhance efficiency, creativity, and productivity and drive better operational performance. Pearson’s CEO Omar Abbosh, said: “AI is driving a true revolution in education and work, and we must reinvent the way people learn to meet this crucial moment.
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