The timing is the point. Jobs requiring AI skills now advertise an average 62 percent wage premium and are growing almost eight times faster than the overall job market, according to PwC’s 2026 Global AI Jobs Barometer, cited in the ETA release. Yet while 89 percent of workers say they already use AI on the job, only about one in three have received AI training from their employer, according to a 2026 Study.com survey cited in the release.
“AI skills pay, and most workers are being asked to use AI without ever being trained on it,” Zack Huhn, the Enterprise Technology Association’s chief superintelligence officer, said in the ETA release. “Toledo AI Week puts free, practical training in front of anyone who wants it, whether you’re starting your career, changing careers or leading a team.”
Great Lakes AI Week is produced by the Enterprise Technology Association, with JobsOhio as headline partner and Bowling Green State University and the University of Toledo as host partners, according to the release. The week brings together more than 120 speakers, university presidents, employers and community leaders through November 12, and attendees earn credit toward AI Ready Ohio certificates, with a goal of training and certifying more than 1,000 Ohioans this week, the release said…