AI Training Shifts, Electric Bill Scrutiny, and Oracle’s Data Center Setback | TSG Ep. 991

Alan Shimel, Mike Vizard, Jack Poller and Jack Gold examine how training and workforce development must evolve as artificial intelligence becomes more deeply embedded in enterprise operations. The gang discusses Coursera’s proposed acquisition of Udemy and the extension of an online learning alliance between Pearson and IBM as indicators of how skills development is shifting.

The conversation then turns to a U.S. Senate inquiry into the impact AI workloads may be having on electric bills, highlighting growing concern over energy consumption. The episode wraps with a discussion of whether Oracle losing funding for a data center project could represent one of the first signs that portions of the AI investment bubble may be under pressure.