Amazon.com Inc. AMZN is launching a program that aims to train millions of workers in artificial intelligence as it seeks to compete for talent with rivals Microsoft MSFT, Google GOOGL and others, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. The program, called “AI Ready,” is aiming to train at least 2 million people by 2025 in basic to advanced AI skills, including how to use the generative AI technology that has powered language-based models such as ChatGPT. The move comes as Amazon seeks to catch up to rivals, as its own generative AI efforts have fallen behind, the paper reported. The program is structured as eight…
