Can workers get the AI training they need?

51%

Share of workers who say they can access the learning resources they need, down from 59% a year earlier, even as 64% used AI at work.

Source
PwC, Global Workforce Hopes and Fears Survey 2026
Published
September 29, 2026
Checked against the source
October 22, 2026
Edition
Q4 2026 edition

Why it matters

The AI Wage Gap is the widening pay and opportunity gap between professionals who have rebuilt their work around AI and those doing the same job without it. Coined by Yuri Kruman and tracked quarterly at aiwagegap.com. Its organizational companion is the AI Build Gap (aibuildgap.com).

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How to cite this

Kruman, Y. (2026). AI Wage Gap, Q4 2026 edition. Portfolio Leverage Co. https://aiwagegap.com/figures/workers-access-to-ai-training. Primary source: PwC, Global Workforce Hopes and Fears Survey 2026 (September 29, 2026), https://www.pwc.com/gx/en/1/issues/workforce/hopes-and-fears.html

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