"The retail giant has just announced that its 1.6 million workforce will be provided free AI training. Both frontline and corporate staff in the U.S. and Canada will have access to an eight-hour course on the fundamentals of AI, as part of its partnership with Google's new AI Professional Certification. The training course covers core concepts as well as how AI connects to more niche topics like research, app building, and communication."
"The push comes as new research from Google and Ipsos, first reported by Fortune, highlights a widening skills gap. Just 40% of U.S. workers say they're using AI on the job, and only 5% quality as "AI fluent," meaning they've meaningfully redesigned or reorganized significant parts of their work around AI innovations. Those who are AI fluent were found to be 4.5x more likely to have received higher wages."
Walmart will provide free AI training to its 1.6 million U.S. and Canada employees, offering an eight-hour course through a partnership with Google's AI Professional Certification. The course covers core AI fundamentals and niche topics such as research, app building, and communication. The program joins similar employer initiatives from Verizon, Colgate-Palmolive, and Deloitte. Research from Google and Ipsos finds a widening skills gap: 40% of U.S. workers use AI at work, while only 5% qualify as AI fluent. AI-fluent workers are 4.5 times more likely to receive higher wages. The initiative aims to upskill associates and support long-term retention and internal advancement.
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