The report by Bain & Company showed that reskilling and upskilling existing talent is key to meeting the growing demand in the country. It showed that the AI talent pool in India is expected to grow to around 1.2 million, presenting an opportunity to reskill more than 1 million workers. The report predicted that in the US, one in two AI jobs could be left unfilled by 2027. The UK may also see talent shortfalls of more than 50per cent, with just 105,000 AI workers available to fill up to 255,000 jobs in 2027, according to the report. The US could see the biggest AI talent gap, with around 70 per cent of AI jobs unfilled in the next two years, the report said. In the UK, there is a clear opportunity for reskilling employees in Germany with an estimated 62,000AI professionals available to. fill 190,000 — 219,000 job openings in 20 27. Australia is also expected to see a shortfall of over 60,000. AI-related job postings have surged by 21 per cent annually since 2019. Yet the number of qualified candidates has not kept pace, creating a widening talent gap that is slowing AI adoption worldwide.