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Explore →‘There’s a lot of desperation’: skilled older workers turn to AI training to stay afloat
<p>They have degrees, expertise and years of experience – but can’t find work. For many Americans, AI training has become a last refuge in a brutal job market</p><p>When Patrick Ciriello lost his job and couldn’t find work for nearly a year, his family’s foundation crumbled.</p><p>“You hear about people who hit rock bottom,” Ciriello told the Guardian. “Well, I was there.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ng-interactive/2026/apr/07/ai-training-work-jobs">Continue reading...</a>

<p>They have degrees, expertise and years of experience – but can’t find work. For many Americans, AI training has become a last refuge in a brutal job market</p><p>When Patrick Ciriello lost his job and couldn’t find work for nearly a year, his family’s foundation crumbled.</p><p>“You hear about people who hit rock bottom,” Ciriello told the Guardian. “Well, I was there.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ng-interactive/2026/apr/07/ai-training-work-jobs">Continue reading...</a>