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In understanding the existence and size of the AI skills gap, how many people are working in the AI sector, what is the structural and demographic breakdown, how has this changed over time?

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BEIS plans to boost productivity and improve lives by tackling society’s Grand Challenges in life sciences, artificial intelligence, automation and space. By investing in R&D and innovation, we will unleash potential and work towards making the UK a science superpower. To do this, BEIS needs research to better understand:

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This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:

Beis areas research interest interim update 2020

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    Funded by: Innovate UK

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    The BridgeAI project focuses on accelerating the adoption of AI technologies in various sectors, providing training and addressing systemic barriers, which directly relates to understanding the AI skills gap and demographic breakdown.

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