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title: "The AI Skills Employers Actually Want In 2026"
date: 2026-08-30
source: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a9516ff093d470e97bd84e34f33b8b1&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.forbes.com%2fsites%2fbernardmarr%2f2026%2f08%2f31%2fthe-ai-skills-employers-actually-want-in-2026%2f&c=546194350724959438&mkt=en-us
description: "From agentic AI and prompt engineering to machine learning and AI governance, new hiring data reveals which capabilities are surging in demand and which have failed."
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# The AI Skills Employers Actually Want In 2026

From agentic AI and prompt engineering to machine learning and AI governance, new hiring data reveals which capabilities are surging in demand and which have failed.

*Published: 2026-08-30*