By Yasmin Werner
Publication Date: 2026-09-21 15:27:00
TLDR
- IBM stock trades at $229.66, up 0.05%, after an early rise above $233.
- IBM finds a major gap between employee AI skills and CHRO workforce priorities.
- About 71% of CHROs rank AI oversight skills as essential for the workforce.
- Around 60% of employees worry AI adoption could erode key workplace skills.
- IBM finds clear human and AI workflows can improve quality and reduce risks.
International Business Machines Corporation stock traded at $229.66, up 0.05%, as the company released new research on workplace AI skills. The study found a wide gap between skills human resources leaders prioritize and those employees consider important. IBM shares had earlier climbed above $233 before giving back most intraday gains.
International Business Machines Corporation, IBM
IBM Study Finds AI Workforce Skills Gap
The IBM Institute for Business Value surveyed 1,500 chief human resources officers and 8,800 full-time employees worldwide. Researchers conducted the surveys between…



