The Kentucky Chamber Foundation is helping employers across the Commonwealth understand, adopt, and prepare for the opportunities and workforce impacts of artificial intelligence (AI).
Through practical training, employer engagement, and statewide research, the Foundation is working to ensure Kentucky businesses and workers are equipped to thrive in an AI-driven economy. By bringing together business, education, workforce, and community partners, these initiatives help employers build AI skills, identify workforce needs, and strengthen Kentucky's competitiveness for the future.
Small Business B(AI)sics
Empowering Kentucky's small businesses with practical artificial intelligence training to improve productivity, strengthen operations, and drive growth.
Small Business B(AI)sics provides free, hands-on AI training for small business owners, entrepreneurs, and business leaders. Delivered in partnership with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, with support from Google, the program helps participants apply AI to everyday business challenges, regardless of technical experience.
Kentucky AI Workforce Survey & Listening Tour
Helping Kentucky employers understand, prepare for, and shape the workforce implications of artificial intelligence.
The Kentucky Chamber Foundation is leading a statewide effort to better understand how AI is impacting businesses, jobs, workforce needs, and economic competitiveness across the Commonwealth. Through a statewide employer survey and regional listening sessions, employers and workforce stakeholders can share perspectives to inform future workforce strategies and recommendations for Kentucky.
Opportunities to Engage
Participate
Build AI knowledge, share your perspective, and help shape Kentucky's workforce future. Whether by attending a Small Business B(AI)sics training, participating in the Kentucky AI Workforce Survey, or joining an Employer Listening Session, employers have multiple opportunities to gain knowledge and share how AI is changing their workforce.
Partner and Support
Your support helps Kentucky businesses and workers prepare for the future of work. Through sponsorships, partnerships, training opportunities, and employer engagement efforts, you play a vital role in advancing practical AI education, expanding employer participation, and strengthening Kentucky's workforce competitiveness.
Contact
For questions about the Foundation’s AI initiatives, contact Laurie Mays at lmays@kychamber.com.