Closing The AI Skills Gap
Data Science Central, Tuesday, June 24th, 2025
The phrase 'AI skills gap' gets thrown around so often that it risks becoming background noise. One thing that I hear often is 'How do we bring everyone along, fast enough?'
That question framed our latest episode with Mike Spaeth, Global VP at the United States Artificial Intelligence Institute. Mike sits at the intersection of policy, workforce development, and enterprise strategy, so he's uniquely positioned to talk solutions instead of soundbites.
Policy meets practice
Mike's resume reads like an atlas of AI milestones, Watson's Jeopardy! victory at IBM, generative-AI leadership at EarthDaily, and advisory posts across Microsoft, Google, and government programs.