Dive Brief:
- For successful artificial intelligence tool implementation, learning and development leaders need to be given the authority to lead strategy around AI learning, Go1 survey results released Nov. 4 said.
- Only 23% of L&D professionals surveyed said accountability for their company’s AI learning plan was “very clear” despite 82% of organizations reporting that they used it for such. Half have made it a significant part of their content strategy, Go1 said.
- “The data is clear. AI adoption in learning is widespread, but governance is fragmented,” Chris Eigeland, Go1 CEO, said in a press release. “L&D plays a pivotal role in building the confidence and structure needed for organizations to learn responsibly with AI.”
Dive Insight:
Go1’s report posits L&D leaders as the framework builders for company-wide AI adoption. Modern L&D strategy, Go1 said, needs to structure AI with clear guardrails and establish good communication around AI expectations.
While some surveyed L&D leaders said they are worried AI will replace them, many also expressed confidence in their role’s importance, a LearnUpon report from September revealed, with a majority of those surveyed saying their L&D department received a budget increase in 2025.
Learning professionals need to be involved in choosing the right tools for their organizations, however, or risk being left out of these conversations entirely, according to an Association for Talent Development report from last month. Notably, AI implementation is a large part of upcoming L&D tech stack acquisitions, the report said.
Training remains a sticking point in general AI discourse. Many promised efficiency gains may not be achieved without workers being trained on how to use it, research has said — meaning L&D will continue to play a key role amid the AI transformation of work.
