talent
Semiconductor industry faces critical talent crisis — one million additional skilled workers needed by 2030
The semiconductor industry is growing rapidly as demand for chips increases, as devices and applications bleed into daily life. However, the sector is facing a deep workforce imbalance, the availability of qualified professionals — especially engineers and leaders — is shrinking at an alarming rate, according to Semi. While companies and countries have their own…
Meta says it’s winning the talent war with OpenAI
During a company-wide all-hands meeting on Thursday, some of Meta’s top executives were asked about the “$100 million signing bonuses” that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman claimed they had been offering to poach his employees. “Sam is just being dishonest here,” Andrew Bosworth, Meta’s CTO, said at the meeting when asked about Altman’s remarks. “He’s suggesting…
Building networks of data science talent
The rise of artificial intelligence resurfaces a question older than the abacus: If we have a tool to do it for us, why learn to do it ourselves? The answer, argues MIT electrical engineering and computer science (EECS) Professor Devavrat Shah, hasn’t changed: Foundational skills in mathematics remain essential to using tools well, from knowing…
A new generation of African talent brings cutting-edge AI to scientific challenges
Company Published 5 August 2024 Authors Obum Ekeke OBE, Head of Education Partnerships Food security, healthcare and exploring the cosmos are among the ways students of a new pan-African Master’s program aspire to apply AI At Google DeepMind, we’re committed to supporting the next generation of artificial intelligence (AI) leaders to help build a stronger,…