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Top Generative AI Skills and Education Trends for 2025

Early signs of value with gen AI

From a technology perspective, generative AI was the dominant topic of interest throughout 2024. Everywhere you turned, someone was talking about it and trying to understand the implications for their business. While we can expect more of the same in 2025, the conversation is evolving as many generative AI proof-of-concepts will move into production, or as more organizations experiment with generative AI skills and explore AI trends in education for employees.

In fact, two out of three organizations said that they are increasing their investments in generative AI due to early signs of business value, according to a Deloitte study. The greater investment in generative AI means businesses will need more people with AI skills to execute on their AI strategies and roadmap, which in turn requires leaders to continue providing training for their employees in 2025. This underscores how AI skills are crucial for businesses seeking to stay competitive and the increasing importance of AI workforce development. We saw significant demand in 2024 from AWS’s customers and partners who want to help their employees gain AI fluency, which enabled us to train two million people globally with free generative AI skills in just one year – as part of Amazon’s AI Ready commitment. The demand for AI skills training will only continue to rise.

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Evolution of gen AI

None of us can know exactly what the future will bring, given how quickly AI, and its impact on your business and people, is evolving. What you can control is the environment you create that allows your workforce to take on new challenges and opportunities with confidence. Investing in your employees empowers them to build skills that will be paramount to your success, no matter where your roadmap is leading you.

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About the author

Maureen Lonergan, VP, AWS Training and Certification

Maureen Lonergan is Vice President of Training and Certification for Amazon Web Services (AWS) leading a global team that helps learners and organizations build and validate in-demand cloud and emerging technology skills to leverage the power of the AWS Cloud.

Maureen Lonergan, VP, AWS Training and Certification