Artificial intelligence is all about learning skills, not cutting jobs

With AI, more people are developing hard skills like data science and engineering and soft skills “AI can't do” — say tech experts

Cathriona Hallahan, MD of Microsoft Ireland, in the €27m Engineering Hub in Leopardstown, Dublin, where Microsoft Ireland is expanding, with new engineering roles supporting Cloud services and emerging technology solutions for customers around the globe.

Reskilling and talent retention initiatives will be a key element in Irish public sector moves to adapt cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI), according to collaborative research by Microsoft Ireland and EY.

While AI is widely seen as a means to achieve efficiencies, the 'AI in the Public Sector' report produced by Microsoft Ireland and EY also points to an aligned focus on new skills development.