AI就绪度鸿沟：2026企业学习体系的关键警报+The+AI+Readiness+Gap：The+2026+Enterprise+Learning+Wake+Up+Call

TheAI

Readiness

Gap

THE2026ENTERPRISE

LEARNINGWAKEUPCALL

Tableofcontents

03Executivesummary

04Methodology

06Enterpriselearning:TheAIReadinessGap

13What’sgettinginthewayofenterprisetransformation?

22HoworganizationscanbridgetheAIreadinessgap

31Howenterprisessucceedwithlearningandskillsintelligence

02TheAIReadinessGap:The2026EnterpriseLearningWakeUpCall

Executivesummary

Whenwestartedthisresearch,weaskedasimplequestion:howreadyareenterpriseorganizationsforwhat’scoming?Theanswerwasclear.Anduncomfortable.

MostorganizationshavemovedfastonAI.They’vedeployedtools.Announcedinitiatives.Signedcontractsandstoodupsystemsatapacethatwouldhaveseemedimpossiblefiveyearsago.Oneveryexternalmeasure,theylookready.

They’renot.

Whatthisresearchmakesclear,andwhatIhearconsistentlyfromenterpriseleaders,is

thatthegapisn’tintechnologyaccess.Thegapisinhumancapability.Organizationshaveaccelerateddeploymentwithoutbuildingtheinfrastructuretheirpeopleneedtokeeppace.That’snotacritique.It’sastructuralreality.Andit’swidening.

Thepeopleinsidetheseorganizationsfeeliteveryday.Shiftingskilldemands.Newtools.Acceleratingchange.Learningsystemsthatweren’tbuiltforthismoment.

Here’swhatI’vecometobelieve:AIreadinesshasnothingtodowithhowmanytoolsyou’vedeployed.Ithaseverythingtodowithwhetheryourpeoplecanacquire,adapt,andapply

skillsasworkchangesaroundthem.Skillsaretherealunitofreadiness.Notlicenses.Notcompletionrates.Notheadcounttrained.

Withoutthatintelligence,AIsystemsareoperatingblind.AnagentwithoutdataisaFerrariwithnofuel.

Closingthisgaprequireslearningembeddedinwork,notseparatedfromit.Skillsintelligencethatmakescapabilityvisibleinrealtime.Experiencesthatevolvewiththeindividualandthebusiness,notonce,butcontinuously.

Theorganizationsthatleadthroughthistransformationwon’tbetheonesthatmovedfastestonAI.They’llbetheoneswhobuilttheinfrastructuretouseit.

That’swhatthisresearchisabout.

AlessioArtuffoCEO,Docebo

03doceboTheAIReadinessGap:The2026EnterpriseLearningWakeUpCall

Methodoıogy

01

Thisindustry-widestudysurveyed2,000respondentsattheenterpriselevelacrosstheUS,UK,Canada,France,Germany,andItaly.

The1,000learnerssurveyedwerecurrentlyemployedinnon-L&DorHRrolesatorbelowtheVPlevel.

The1,000learningleadersweredefinedasprofessionalswhoseresponsibilitiesinvolveL&Dinsomecapacity,including,butnotlimitedto,CPOs,CLOs,HRprofessionals,L&Dadmins,andleadersatthemanagerlevelorabove.

Whatisyourcurrentlevelorposition?(Learners)

44.8%

IndividualContributor(hasnodirectreports)

35.6%

10.3%

Manager(hasdirectreports)DirectororSeniorDirector

9.3%

Other

Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesyourjobtitle?(Learningleaders)

16.1%

15.7%

15.2%

LearningProgramManager/L&DManagerChiefHumanResourcesOfficer(CHRO)DirectororSeniorDirectorofPeople/HR

11%

8.6%

DirectororSeniorDirectorofLearningandDevelopmentChiefPeopleOfficer(CPO)

7.6%

VPorHeadofPeople/HR

6.1%

5.9%

TrainingAdministrator/LearningAdministratorChiefLearningOfficer(CLO)

4.8%

4.0%

VPorHeadofLearningandDevelopmentOther

2.8%

I1.4%

0.9%

CustomerEducationLeader(VP,Director,Headof)PartnerEnablementLeader(VP,Director,Headof)SalesEnablementLeader(VP,Director,Headof)

05TheAIReadinessGap:The2026EnterpriseLearningWakeUpCall

Enterpriselearning:

TheAIReadinessGap

02

07TheAIReadinessGap:The2026EnterpriseLearningWakeUpCall

Enterpriselearninghasalwaysoperatedatscale,supportingemployeesacrossroles,regions,andlevels,whilealsoservingcustomersandpartners.Giventhatcomplexity,weexpectedthisstudytosurface

familiarchallenges:Scalability,measurement,governance,long-standingissuesinthelearningindustry.

Instead,weuncoveredamoreurgentproblemunderpinningthemall,onethatshowsupmostclearlyininternallearning.

DespitewidespreadAIadoption,thereisagrowingreadinessgap.OrganizationshaveambitiousAIgoalsandareinvestingheavilyinnewtoolsandautomation.Yetlearnersarestilldevelopingtheconfidence,clarity,andcontextualskillsrequiredtotrulyapplyAIintheirday-to-daywork.

ThisistheAIReadinessGap:Thedisconnectbetweenambitionandcapability.

Widespreadadoption,limitedtransformation

AIiseverywhereinlearningconversations.Nearly79%oflearningleaderssaytheyalreadyleverageAIfortaskssuchascontentgeneration,assessments,andrecommendations.

Yetadoptionhasnottranslatedintotransformation.

91%

oflearningleaderssaytheirorganizationshavenotyetusedAItofundamentally

redefinetheirworkflows.

35%

remainintheexperimentalstage.

•

WhichwordbestdescribesthecurrentmaturityofAIwithinyourorganization’slearningstrategy?

34.5%

Experimental(Small-scalepilots,individualtesting,orcuriosity-drivenuse)

27.6%

Tactical(Useforspecificefficiencygainslikecontentdraftingoradmintasks)

20.8%

Integrated(Standardizedacrossthe

departmentandbuiltintodailyworkflows)

9.1%

Transformative(Fundamentallyredefininghowlearningisdesignedanddelivered)

8%

Inactive(Notyetexploredorprohibitedduetopolicy)

08TheAIReadinessGap:The2026EnterpriseLearningWakeUpCall

Organizationsarestuckrunningpilotprograms,usecasesthatremainisolated,leadingtoincrementalinefficiencies.Withoutsystemicchange,AIadoptionalonewillnotleadtoreadiness.

“ThepressuretoreachAIfluencyexistsacrosseverysectorandfunction,butmostorganizationsarestuckinthe‘SurfaceWave’.Theyhavehighlevelsofindividualexperimentation(peopleusingAItoolstocompleteisolatedtasks),butthentheyreturntotheexactsameoperatingworkflowstheyalreadyhadfiveyearsago.

Theyareconfusingtoolaccesswithtransformation.Tomoveintothe‘Undercurrent,’wherereal,durablevalueiscreated,organizationsmustmovebeyondindividualskillsandfundamentally

redesigntheirworkflows.Ifyoudonothavecleardecisionrights,datatransparency,andgovernancemodelsinplace,yourorganizationisnottrulyreadyforAI.”

MarkusBernhardt

Principal,EndeavorIntelligence

Demandforskills,laggingcapabilities

Inadditiontowidespreadadoption,thereisundeniableurgencyaroundAIinenterpriselearning.FormanylearningandHRleaders,itisnotafutureinitiative,butapresentpressure.

ThetoptwochallengesleadersfacetodayareAIadoptionandfluency,andskillsdevelopment.

Whatisthebiggestpressureshapingyourlearningstrategyrightnow?

40.4%

24.2%

AIadoptionandfluencySkills

12.5%

9.8%

BusinesstransformationTechmodernization

8.4%

4.2%

HeadcountconstraintsRegulatorypressure

0.5%

Other

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Thaturgencyisreflectedinpriorities;leadersrankupskillingandreskilling,andAIfluencyintheirtopthreelearningprioritiesfor2026.

Whatareyourtoplearningprioritiesfor2026?

56.8%

53.3%

Upskilling/reskillingLeadership

47.5%

AIfluency

41.8%

30.8%

ManagercapabilityOnboarding

29.6%

Compliance

16.3%

[0.5%

Customer/partnerenablementOther

Onthesurface,thissignalsalignmentwiththetimes.Organizationsknowskillsmatter,especiallythosetiedtoAI.Theyareprioritizingaccordingly.

Butthedatarevealsadeepertension.

oflearningleadersexpectbecomingaskills-basedorganizationtobeamajorshiftincorporatelearningin2026.VeryfewleadersalsoexpectAIintegrationacrosstheirorganizationtohappenanytimesoon.

12%

SowhileleadersrecognizetheimportanceofskillsandAIfluency,fewanticipatethestructuralchangesrequiredtotrulyembedskillsintohowlearningoperates.

Whatisthesinglebiggestshiftyouexpectincorporatelearningoverthenextyear?

19.4%

Shiftsintechnologyadoption

12.3%

12.1%

Becomingaskills-basedorganizationAIintegration

5.3%

5.1%

LearningdeliverymodelsWorkforcetransformation

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Thiscouldbedueinparttoaninfrastructureissue.Traditionalplatformswerebuilttotrackcompletions,notskills.Itisnosurprise,then,thatlearningleadersrankskillsmappingamongthetopfivecapabilitiestheyexpectfromtheirplatforms.

So,theystruggletomapevolvingskills,integratedatafrommultiplesystems,andconnectlearningtomeasurablebusinessperformance.Moreonthislater.

Addingtothisdisconnectbetweenpressuresfeltbyleadersandtheirexpectations,thereisagrowingdividebetweenwhatlearnershopetoachieveandwhattheirtrainingoffersthem.

Thenumberoneskillprioritizedbybothlearnersandleadersinthenext12to18monthsisAIliteracyandappliedskills.

Whichskillsarethehighestpriorityinthenext12-18months?

AIliteracyandAIappliedskills

Communicationandcollaboration

CriticalthinkingandproblemsolvingLeadershipandpeoplemanagementInnovationandcreativity

Role-specifictechnicalorfunctionalskillsDigitaltransformationskills

Customer-orpartner-facingskills

Dataliteracyandanalytics

ComplianceandriskmanagementSalesorcommercialskills

Changemanagementandadaptability

Leaders

Learners

38.0%

50.9%

37.8%39.9% 37.7%39.3% 31.6%50.6% 30.9%34.2% 28.5%25.5% 25.7%29.7% 24.3%27.1% 21.5%27.2% 18.7%32.3%

18.2%18.6%

17.6%24.0%

oflearnerssaythetrainingtheyreceivedoesnothelpthemfullyunderstandoruseAIintheirrole,with1in5learners

nothavingreceivedanyAItrainingatall.

85%

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HaveyoureceivedtrainingthathelpsyouunderstandoruseAIinyourrole?

30

26.7%

23.1%

14.6%

35.6%

Yes,fullyYes,somewhatNo,notenoughNotrainingatall

ThisistheAIReadinessGap:WhilethedemandforAIskillsishigh,trainingisnotconsistentlytranslatingintorole-relevantcapability.

Andit’snotjustAIfluencyskillsthatareindemand.

Humanskillsareneededmorethanever

BeyondAIfluency,thetopskillscurrentlyprioritizedbylearningleadersare:

•Leadershipandpeoplemanagement

•Communicationandcollaboration

•Criticalthinkingandproblemsolving

•Innovationandcreativity

TheprevalenceofthesehumancapabilitiesalongsideAIfluencyspellsoutanimportanttruth:AImaychangethetoolsofwork,butpeopleremainthecompetitiveadvantage.

AsAIreshapeshowworkgetsdone,organizationsaredoublingdownonthehumanskillsthatcontextualize,guide,andapplyiteffectively.

SohowdowemovefromAIawarenesstoAIreadiness?Fromexperimentationtoenterprise-widetransformation?

Ifurgencyishighandadoptioniswidespread,what’sholdingorganizationsback?

12TheAIReadinessGap:The2026EnterpriseLearningWakeUpCall

“OrganizationsaretalkingalotaboutAItransformation,butveryfewhaveclearlyarticulatedhowworkitselfischangingorwhatthatmeansforskills.Thatcreatesanxietyandinsecurity.

Atthesametime,organizationsaretreatingAIreadinessandskilldevelopmentastwoseparateconversations,wheninrealitytheyareoneandthesame.Ifyou’rereimagininghowworkgetsdonewithAI,you’realsoredefiningtheskillsyourworkforceneeds.

Thechallengeisthatmostcompaniesdon’tyethaveclearvisibilityintoeithersideofthat

equation:Whatskillsfutureworkrequiresorwhatskillstheycurrentlyhave.Ultimately,skillstransformationisdatatransformation.

Untilorganizationscommittobuildingtrusted,actionableskillsdataandtyingitdirectlytorealbusinessproblems,skillswillremainasideinitiativeinsteadoftheenginedrivingtransformationthroughouttheorganization.”

KoreenPagano

CEO,TalentRewire&

Co-Founder,RisingTideCooperative

What’sgettingin

thewayofenterprisetransformation?

03

Ourresearchpointstofivestructuralbarriersstandinginthewayoftransformation:

•Lackofcontentrelevance

•Poorpersonalization

•Limitedintegration

•Littletime

•Lackofbusinessalignment

Theserepresentsystemicfrictionpointsthatpreventskills-basedlearningfromscalingeffectively.

Contentwithoutcontext

Learningtodayoftenlacksthetargeting,support,andcontextualrelevancerequiredtotranslateinto

realperformance.Forstarters,66%oflearnerssaytheydon’tfeelfullysupportedbytheirmanageror

organizationtolearn.Nearly60%feellearningprogramsarenotdesignedwithpeopleliketheminmind.

Doyoufeelsupportedbyyourmanagerororganizationwhenitcomestolearning?

33.7%

30

18.5%

8.4%

39.5%

Yes,fullyYes,somewhatNo,notenoughNotatall

Doyoufeelyourorganization’slearningprogramsaredesignedwithpeoplelikeyouinmind?

40.1%

30

13.2%

1.9%

44.8%

YesSometimesNotreallyNotatall

14TheAIReadinessGap:The2026EnterpriseLearningWakeUpCall

Trainingisunderstandablebutnotuseful.While75%oflearnerssaytrainingisappropriatefortheircurrentknowledgelevel,relevancetorealworkremainsthebiggerproblem:

•57%saytrainingisn’tveryrelevanttotheirrole(itdoesn’taddresstheactualskillstheyneedday-to-day)

•57%aren’tveryconfidentthattrainingwillimprovetheirperformance,and

•Lessthanhalf(44%)veryclearlyunderstandhowlearningcontributestotheircareerprogression

Howrelevantisthelearningyoureceivetoyourroleorgoals?

42.9%36.9%16.9%3.3%

VeryrelevantMostlyrelevantSomewhatrelevantNotatallrelevant

30

Howconfidentareyouthatthetrainingyoureceivehelpsyouperformbetterinyourwork?

30

42.9%39.6%15.2%2.2%

VeryconfidentMostlyconfidentSomewhatconfidentNotatallconfident

15TheAIReadinessGap:The2026EnterpriseLearningWakeUpCall

Howclearlydoyouunderstandhowlearningcontributestoyourcareergrowth?

30

44.0%46.9%7.6%1.5%

VeryclearlySomewhatclearlyNotveryclearlyNotatall

Whatthismeansisthatorganizationsaremissingthemarkonpracticalapplicationandskills

development.Inotherwords,contentdeliveredmustgobeyondclaritytoconnectingcapability.

Withoutcontext,application,andvisibleskillsprogression,learningbecomesanisolatedactivityratherthanadriverofAIreadinessandsustainedperformance.

Thislackofcontentrelevancegoeshandinhandwithpersonalization.Whenlearningisn’ttailored

toalearner’srole,skilllevel,orreal-worldchallenges,eventheclearestcontentcanfeeldisconnectedfromapplication.

“MostAItrainingtodayfocusesongeneralliteracyorbasictooloverviews,andwhilethat’s

ausefulstartingpoint,itisn’tconcreteoroperationalenoughtochangehowpeopleactuallywork.What’smissingisrole-specific,use-case-driventraininginformedbyskillsdata.

Unfortunately,mostorganizationslackaunifiedwaytounderstandwhatskillsemployees

actuallyhaveorwhichonestheyneedtodevelopasworkcontinuestoevolve.Withoutthat

clarity,deliveringlearningthat’srelevant,motivating,andimpactfulbecomesnearlyimpossible.”

SandraLoughlin

ChiefLearningScientist,EPAMSystems

16TheAIReadinessGap:The2026EnterpriseLearningWakeUpCall

Personalizationremainssuperficial

Yes,personalizationisessentialtocontentrelevance,but,formanylearners,thatpromisehasyettomaterialize.

Despitewidespreaddiscussionofpersonalization,itremainsunderdevelopedinpractice.

•79%oflearnersreporttheirlearningexperienceisnotfullypersonalized.

•63%oflearningleaderssaytheirorganizationdoesnotfullypersonalizelearningtoday.

•49%ofleaderscitelimitedpersonalizationorcustomizationasatechnologyobstacle.

Dothelearningpathsyoureceivefeelpersonalizedtoyourneeds?

3.3%

Notpersonalizedatall

21.6%

Notverypersonalized

20.8%

Fully

personalized

54.3%

Somewhatpersonalized

30

Howwouldyourateyourorganization’sabilitytopersonalizelearningtoday?

54.8%

Partially

0.7%

Unsure

37.2%

Fully

0.8%

No

Notyet

6.5%

30

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Whatobstaclesdoyoufacewithyourlearningtechnologyinfrastructure?

48.5%

35.6%

LimitedpersonalizationorcustomizationPoorintegrations

35.0%

Lackofautomation

33.9%

32.1%

OutdateduserexperienceInadequatereporting

17.6%

1.9%

NotscalableenoughOther

LearningandHRleadersrankpersonalizedlearningatscaleamongthetopfourplatformcapabilities,yetmanysystemscannotdynamicallyadjustbasedonskills,performancedata,orcareertrajectories.

Withoutfullypersonalizedlearningexperiences,AItrainingraisesawarenessbutfailstobuild

confidence.Andevenwhencontentistailored,itlosesimpactifitremainsdisconnectedfromthesystemsandtoolswhereworkactuallyhappens.

Learningsitsoutsidetheflowofwork

Limitedintegrationranksasthesecondbiggestfrustrationamonglearners:78%reporttheydon’toftenreceivelearninginsidethetoolstheyalreadyuseforwork.Morethanathirdoflearningleadersagree.

Whatfrustratesyoumostaboutthelearningtoolsyouused?

Notpersonalized

LimitedintegrationwithothertoolsOutdatedcontent

HardtonavigateSloworunreliablePoorsearch

Other

23.8%

22.5%

14.8%

14.3%

12.5%

9.0%

3.1%

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Doyoureceivetraininginsidethetoolsyoualreadyuse?

30

28.5%

21.6%

10.0%

39.8%

SometimesRarelyOftenNever

Whenlearningisforcedoutsidetheflowofwork,itcompeteswithproductivityratherthanenablingit.AIcapabilitycannotgrowiflearningisdisconnectedfromdailyworkflows.

Bothlearnersandleadershavelittletimeontheirhands

Timepressurescompoundtheseissues.

•56%oflearnerssaytheydonothaveenoughtimeduringthedaytocompletelearning.

•64%ofleadersstruggletofindtimetodeliverit.

Whatisthebiggestbarrierthatkeepsyoufromcompletinglearning?

Notenoughtime

Toomuchinformation

Notrelevant

Nosupportorcoaching

Hardtofind

Other

56.1%

25.6%

22.2%

17.9%

15.9%

I1.6%

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Whatarethebiggestobstaclestodeliveringeffectivelearningatscale?

Time

Budget

TechnologylimitationsHeadcount

Governance

Stakeholderbuy-in

Other

64.2%

62.3%

41.4%

33.1%

24.4%

21.5%

l0.7%

Beyondaschedulingissue,timerepresentsadesignissue.Whenlearningisembeddedintowork

systems,alignedtorealtasks,andpersonalizedtoimmediateskillgaps,itbecomespartofperformanceratherthananadditionalburden.

Butforthatintegrationtomaterialize,leadersmustelevatelearningfromaninitiativetoastrategic

priority.Withoutbusinessalignmentandexecutivecommitment,learningremainsperipheral.Leadersrecognizethisasoneofthemostsignificantbarrierstoimpact.

Weakbusinessalignmentunderminescredibility

Lessthanaquarteroforganizationsreportthatlearningisfullyalignedwithbusinessstrategy.Asaresult,morethanoneinfivelearningleadersstrugglewithstakeholderbuy-in.

Howalignedisyourlearningteam’sstrategytoyourorganization’sbusinessstrategy?

30

29.3%

23.8%

1.6%

45.4%

MostlyalignedSomewhatalignedFullyalignedNotatallaligned

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Whenlearningoutcomesarenottiedtotheskillsthatmattermosttothebusiness,impactbecomesdifficulttomeasureandinvestmentbecomeshardertojustify.

Theseconstraintskeeplearningdisconnectedfromrealwork,slowingskillapplicationandlimitingorganizations’abilitytoadaptatthepaceAIdemands.

SohowdoyoubeginclosingthisAIreadinessgap?

自自

“Organizationsaren’tstrugglingwithAIbecausetheylackdata.They’restrugglingbecause

theydon’tuseit.Theyalreadyhaverichdataaboutpeople,roles,andbusinesspriorities,but

learningisstilldesignedinisolationandmeasuredbyactivityratherthanoutcomes.Asaresult,personalizationremainssuperficial,learningstaysdisconnectedfromrealwork,andtimeand

alignmentbecomeconstantchallenges.Untilorganizationsuseperformanceandbusinessdatatocontinuouslyinformandimprovelearning,AIadoptionwon’ttranslateintorealreadiness.”

DerekMitchell

CEO,GallusInsight

21TheAIReadinessGap:The2026EnterpriseLearningWakeUpCall

HoworganizationscanbridgetheAI

readinessgap

04

Thoughsimplersaidthandone,bridgingtheAIReadinessGaprequiresstructure.Ourfindingspointtotwoessentials:

1.Amodernlearningsystem,definedbyhowskill-informedlearningisdesigned,governed,andalignedtothebusiness

2.Therighttechnologytodeliver,measure,personalize,andscalethatsystem

Withoutbothaclearoperatingmodelandthetoolstoexecuteit,enterpriseAIreadinesswillremainoutofreach.

Andcritically,theskill-informedlearningsystemmustcontinuouslysense,develop,andvalidateskills.

AIreadinesscannotbeachievedthroughstaticprograms.Itmustbebuiltthroughfeedbackloops,real-worldapplication,andvisibleskillsprogression.

Thisstartsbyplacinglearnerfeedbackatthecenteroflearningdesign.

Listeningtolearners:Personalizationandcoaching

atscale

Learnerconfidenceisnotbuiltthroughexposurealone.Itgrowsthroughfeedback,coaching,andexperiencesthatfeeldirectlyrelevanttorealwork.

Yetconsistentsupportremainsuneven.Closetohalfoflearners(49%)sayfeedbackorcoachingisonlyoccasionallyprovided.While46%oflearningleadersalreadyoffercoachingormentoring,scalingthatsupportequitablyacrosstheenterpriseisdifficultwithoutAI.

Howoftendoyoureceivefeedbackorcoachingrelatedtoyourlearning?

30

22.8%

22.5%

5.5%

49.3%

OccasionallyRarelyFrequentlyNever

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Whichlearningmodalitiesdoyoucurrentlyusetodeliverlearningprograms?

Coachingormentoring

Instructor-ledtraining(inperson)On-the-joborexperientiallearningLivevirtualworkshopsorwebinarsSelf-pacedeLearning

Instructor-ledtraining(virtual)

Custom-builtlearningcontent

Microlearningorshort-formcontent

PerformancesupportorknowledgebasesCommunityorpeer-basedlearning

Off-the-shelflearningcontent

46.0%

45.4%

42.7%

39.0%

38.8%

37.1%

29.7%

29.7%

27.8%

23.5%

15.9%

Thatisbeginningtochange:45%ofleadersplantouseAItoprovidevirtualcoachingin2026,and42%wanttouseAIforpersonalizedrecommendations.

HowareyouplanningtouseAIin2026?

Analyticsandinsights

Virtualcoaching

Chatbots

PersonalizedrecommendationsContentauthoring

Reducingmanualwork

52.2%

44.7%

43.2%

41.9%

37.9%

31.7%

Thisshiftiscritical.Aswesawearlier,79%oflearnerssaytheirexperienceisnotfullypersonalized,and63%ofleadersacknowledgethesamegap.

Whenpoweredbylearnerdata,AIcanscalepersonalizationandcoachinginwaysthatwerepreviouslyimpossible.Byanalyzingskillsprofiles,rolerequirements,performancesignals,andengagement

24TheAIReadinessGap:The2026EnterpriseLearningWakeUpCall

patterns,AIcantailorrecommendations,surfacetargetedpracticeopportunities,andprovide

contextualguidanceinthemomentofneed.Insteadofdeliveringone-size-fits-allcontent,learningadaptsdynamicallytoeachindividual’sskillgapsandgrowthgoals.

Butit’simportanttorememberthatclosingtheAIReadinessGapstartswithlisteningtolearnersandactingonwhattheyneedtobuildconfidenceandcompetence.Withoutcontinuousfeedbackand

scalablecoaching,thegapwillonlywiden.

“Learnershaveconsistentlyaskedformorecoachingandmorepersonalizedexperiences.

Thebarrierhasn’tbeenawarenessorintent,it’sbeenscale.Coachingonlyscaledbyaddingmorehumans,whichwasn’trealisticformostteams.Personalizationrequiredsystemssophisticatedeno