In the age of AI, upskilling isn’t optional—it’s essential

In the midst of the AI revolution, a paradox defines our era: While technology accelerates beyond imagination, much of our workforce is struggling to keep pace.

- ANNA MAE YU LAMENTILLO

This dissonance is not a failure of individuals, but a collective oversight in how we prepare for the future. If we continue to advance machines without equally investing in human potential, we risk deepening economic divides and squandering the greatest asset any society has—its people.

Artificial intelligence is not science fiction. It is here, automating tasks, informing decisions, and reshaping industries. It can draft legal documents, optimize supply chains, analyze medical scans, and generate marketing campaigns. In doing so, it is streamlining operations and unleashing new levels of efficiency. But it is also displacing workers whose roles are increasingly absorbed by algorithms. This is not just a factory-floor phenomenon. White-collar jobs, long considered safe, are now vulnerable to automation’s reach.