The tech industry has a well-documented access problem. Black, Latino, and Native American workers make up a small fraction of the engineering workforce. Yet they represent large portions of the US population. According to UN Women (February 2026), women hold just 30% of AI professional roles globally and only 16% of AI research positions. First-generation college students, career changers, and people from low-income households face real barriers. Cost, credential requirement
AI is reshaping how engineering teams work. But most companies are not keeping up. BCG's 2026 Build for the Future x AI Global Study found that only about 5% of organizations have managed to reap substantial financial gains from AI. The biggest reason? Workforce readiness, not technology, is the missing piece. BCG found that roughly 70% of AI value comes from the people component, not the tools or algorithms. (Source: BCG, "AI Transformation Is a Workforce Transformation," 20
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