Europe’s AI startups are being forced to ramp up creative recruiting tactics as they sweat over a talent shortage among AI workers and try to outcompete each other for the best hires.
AI talent crisis: How European startups are looking to outcompete rivals for tech workers
Execs at Europe's AI darlings are cosying up to researchers, upskilling employees and turning to AI agents to overcome the worker shortage
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Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

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