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May 2024
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How the AI Boom Is Creating an Unbalance...

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Tech workers are rushing to develop skills and knowledge that will make them appealing hires in the artificial-intelligence boom. WSJ reporter Katherine Bindley joins host Zoe Thomas to explain how workers are attempting to bridge the gap between what they know and what they need to know. Plus, which generative-AI chatbot is most useful? The WSJ put five of them to the test. 


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