A new study found Wisconsin is the No. 7 least-prepared place in the nation for the AI revolution based on jobs, education and government funding.
Learning platform Brainly on Tuesday released a study on the States Most (and Least) Prepared for the AI Revolution after analyzing key factors including the share of companies that use AI, AI-related degrees per capita, federal funding per $1 million of GDP and high school foundational courses.
The most recent data from Census Bureau, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the National Center for Education Statistics was used to determine the rankings.
Key findings include:
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Wisconsin’s worst scores were in the areas of AI adoption, at 6.5%, and ultra high-speed internet access at home, at 45.8% (both ranked No. 43); and
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The state scored best on AI-intensive jobs, at 11 per 1,000 workers (ranked No. 21).
The study found the 10 most AI-ready places in the country to be Washington, D.C., New Hampshire, Utah, Maryland, Massachusetts, Colorado, California, Washington, Rhode Island and Virginia.
The 10 least AI-ready states, meanwhile, include Alaska, West Virginia, Maine, Louisiana, Idaho, New Mexico, Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Montana and Mississippi.
