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AI Is Reshaping Work: Training Surges, Skills Gap Widens, Hiring Automates

New figures underscore urgent needs for skills development plus guardrails as AI enters core business functions.

Overview

  • Basque AI center BAIC reports that 57% of local organizations have already trained staff on AI, yet firms face a shortfall of 1,144 specialized professionals against annual graduates.
  • Union voices in Euskadi warn that algorithmic management can monitor output, score workers, and trigger sanctions or dismissals, urging public policy, social dialogue, and collective bargaining.
  • Business leaders in Bizkaia call for lifelong learning and critical scrutiny of AI outputs, stressing that deployment focused only on boosting corporate results risks job deterioration and other harms.
  • In Mexico, a Computrabajo study cited by PageGroup shows AI is now common in HR, with 80% of companies using it for recruitment and potential cuts of up to 50% in time-to-hire.
  • Michael Page’s Talent Trends 2025 finds 37% of Mexican professionals already use AI tools, with 66% reporting productivity gains and 67% noting improved work quality.