A national artificial intelligence (AI) readiness study has revealed that only six per cent of Jamaicans have been formally trained in the operation of the technology, prompting researchers to urge Jamaicans to get more involved or risk being left behind.

The study, conducted by researchers at the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies (SALISES) at The University of the West Indies, Mona, surveyed 1,072 Jamaicans across all 14 parishes between October and December 2025.

The researchers found that while awareness of AI was high, actual technical understanding was minimal.