90.5% of the most mature AI businesses were actively hiring skilled workers or had plans to, to complement their internal skilling programs. And 76.7% were increasing skills investments. Microsoft Corp. today announced new international research revealing that companies see the...

Preface Artificial intelligence (AI) is widely recognised as one of the defining industrial phenomena of the 21st century. In today’s technology-dependent world, its potential impact on business and economic development can hardly be understated. From possible groundbreaking use as a...