AI Skills More Valuable Than MBAs, 86% of Finance Executives Say

Published on August 3, 2026

Growing demand for AI-savvy workers has led some companies, including software makers International Business Machines Corp., Shopify Inc. and Cloudflare Inc., to ramp up entry-level hiring, betting that recent Gen Z graduates will be able to do more with AI tools than existing employees.

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