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IBM and Pearson Collaborate to Build New AI-Powered Learning Tools
IBM and Pearson announced a global partnership to create personalized, AI-powered learning products for organizations and individuals, addressing the costly skills mismatch in the workforce. Their solution integrates IBM’s watsonx AI technologies with Pearson's learning expertise to enhance productivity and transform learning globally.
AI Drives Competitive Advantage Beyond Productivity Gains
Industry experts highlight that AI is enabling new business models and market opportunities beyond simply improving productivity. Companies adopt hybrid AI infrastructure strategies, combining hyperscale model training with secure edge inference, to reach new customer segments and improve operations globally.
IBM’s AI and Quantum Innovations Support Global Digital Transformation
IBM continues to lead with innovations in AI, quantum computing, and hybrid cloud solutions, enabling clients across industries such as financial services and healthcare to accelerate digital transformation securely and efficiently worldwide.
IBM and Pearson Develop AI Tools to Verify AI Agent Capabilities
The collaboration includes plans to build tools to verify AI agents’ capabilities, ensuring organizations can deploy AI confidently with trusted, responsible, and transparent AI governance frameworks.
Global AI Deployment Trends Show Regional Infrastructure Shifts
AI training hubs are increasingly located in Asia-Pacific core cities like Melbourne and Tokyo due to regulatory and economic efficiencies, while inference infrastructure is also expanding regionally to meet data sovereignty and latency requirements.
AI Reshapes Learning and Work to Close Skills Gaps
Pearson’s CEO emphasizes embedding learning seamlessly into the flow of work powered by AI tools to counteract the impact of rapid technological change on workforce skills, boosting productivity and performance.
Equinix Enables Secure and Compliant Distributed AI Infrastructure
Equinix supports global customers by providing colocation data centers and hybrid AI infrastructure strategies that ensure secure, compliant AI inference workloads at the edge, complementing hyperscale training platforms.
AI Adoption in Various Sectors Spurs New Business Models and Innovation
Companies across healthcare, financial services, and other industries are leveraging agentic AI workflows and rich data sources to innovate and create new revenue opportunities beyond traditional productivity gains.
Recent AI-Driven Learning Technologies Aim to Tackle Inefficient Career Transitions
Pearson research shows the US economy loses $1.1 trillion annually from skills mismatches; AI-powered learning platforms aim to provide faster, more relevant skill acquisition for individuals and organizations.
AI Governance Gains Focus with IBM and Pearson Partnership
Their collaboration includes governance measures in AI tool development to ensure ethical use, transparency, and reliability of AI-powered learning solutions, highlighting responsible AI deployment as a priority.