Connecticut's Preparation for Artificial Intelligence Ranks #11 Among States

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A recent study found Connecticut is the No. 11 most prepared place in the nation for the AI revolution based on jobs, education and government funding. 

The study notes that a 2025 World Economic Forum report found 41% of employers intend to replace workers with AI by 2030. Encouragingly, the number of students with AI-related degrees reached 424,000 in 2023, up 32% from five years earlier.  The number of U.S. job listings that require AI expertise hit a high of 874,000 in 2022 – up 26% from the year before, a PwC analysis found.

Brainly recently released a study on the States Most (and Least) Prepared for the AI Revolution after analyzing key factors including share of companies that use AI, AI-related degrees per capita, federal funding per $1 million of GDP, and high school foundational courses.

Nearly 2.2 million American workers are now in AI-intensive roles, U.S. labor data shows, and these jobs are expected to grow by 19% through 2033. From software development and finance to health care and manufacturing, AI has become one of the most sought-after skills in the modern economy, and demand is only speeding up, the analysis points out, noting that “the rise of tools like ChatGPT and other generative AI systems has upended the way we study and work.”

 The most recent data from Census Bureau, BLS, and the National Center for Education Statistics was used to determine the rankings, according to the organization.

Key findings include:

  • No. 11 Connecticut: Among the key findings, Connecticut scores well for households’ ultra high-speed internet access (85.5%, No. 2) and high schoolers studying computer science (8.5%, No. 10). It scores worst for business’ AI adoption (8.1%, No. 27). 

  • 10 Most AI-Ready Places: D.C., New Hampshire, Utah, Maryland, Massachusetts, Colorado, California, Washington, Rhode Island, and Virginia.

  • 10 Least AI-Ready States: Alaska, West Virginia, Maine, Louisiana, Idaho, New Mexico, Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Montana, Mississippi. 



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