Commentary: Utah should put a competency clock on AI adoption

By: Gleb Tsipursky

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: September 8, 2026

Words: 450

Last Updated: 5 days, 3 hours ago

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Utah employers adopting artificial intelligence can measure almost everything about the technology: usage, speed, cost and output. They should also measure how quickly their people become independently capable.

Utah’s apprenticeship system provides the model. Apprenticeship Utah describes an earn-and-learn structure that combines on-the-job learning with related classroom instruction. The state’s youth pathway, the Talent Ready Apprenticeship Connection, allows participants to combine high school, work with a partner employer and an Associate of Applied …

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