SURVEYING THE SECTOR freeing up time for professionals to develop these skills .
“ Energy professionals that learn these newly in-demand skills will have more career choices in the future . Energy companies need to futureproof their skills base by transforming training to align with emerging AI skills gaps , while also recruiting talent from outside industries such as technology ,” added Marx .
Professionals anticipate some pitfalls to growing industry adoption of AI , especially lack of human or personal touch ( 42 %), lack of training leading to misuse or poor adoption ( 33 %) and the potential for cybersecurity risks ( 30 %). A third of energy companies now have AI policies that address some of these concerns such as data protection , integrity and security ( 52 %) and training requirements ( 42 %); however , that leaves a significant portion that have yet to implement a formal AI policy . �
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