48.5% of Mexican companies with more than 100 employees were using artificial intelligence tools in June 2026, a percentage that rose to 69.9% among those with more than a thousand employees, while Mexico faces a shortage of more than 77,000 cybersecurity specialists and universities take years to update their curricula.
According to figures from the Bank of Mexico cited by specialists during a meeting in Guadalajara, Jalisco, the use of artificial intelligence in companies is advancing faster than the training of professionals. Added to this is the fact that the World Economic Forum predicts that 40% of job skills will change by 2030.
Jorge Villalobos, rector of the University of Advanced Technologies (UNIAT), warned in a statement that technological tools are updated every three to six months, while universities require years to modify their academic programs, so the knowledge acquired by students may lag behind labor market needs.
He noted that the training of specialists in artificial intelligence, automation, and computer security represents one of the main challenges for higher education in Mexico, given the incorporation of new technologies in companies and institutions.
He explained that micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises face greater difficulties in adapting to these changes, due to limitations in...
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In June 2026, 48.5% of Mexican companies with more than 100 employees were using artificial intelligence tools, a percentage that rose to 69.9% among those with more than a thousand employees, while Mexico faces a shortage of more than 77,000 cybersecurity specialists and universities take years to update their curricula. According to figures from the Bank of Mexico cited by specialists during a meeting in Guadalajara, Jalisco, the use of artificial intelligence in companies is advancing faster than the training of professionals. Added to this is the fact that the World Economic Forum predicts that 40% of job skills will change by 2030.
Jorge Villalobos, rector of the University of Advanced Technologies (UNIAT), warned in a statement that technological tools are updated every three to six months, while universities require years to modify their academic programs, so the knowledge acquired by students may lag behind labor market needs. He stated that the training of specialists in artificial intelligence, automation, and computer security represents one of the main challenges for higher education in Mexico, given the incorporation of new technologies in companies and institutions.
He explained that micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises face greater difficulties adapting to these changes, due to limitations in incorporating digital tools and automating their processes.
In Jalisco, around 14,000 students graduate each year from technology-related degree programs, according to Carlos Bañuelos Barrios, general director of the Open Platform for Innovation and Development of Jalisco (PLAi), who noted that the state ranks second nationally in patent applications.
However, the growing use of artificial intelligence has also opened new possibilities for cybercriminals, who use these tools to automate attacks and target small businesses and suppliers of large corporations.
Kris Juszczynski, co-founder of Marx Digital, and Marek Śmiech, chief executive of that company, warned that attacks can exploit the security deficiencies of small businesses to gain access to the information and systems of larger companies. They also warned of the risk of workers entering their companies' confidential information into public artificial intelligence platforms without protective measures, which can compromise internal data.
The specialists noted that demand for personnel trained in cybersecurity is growing as companies adopt new technologies, while educational institutions struggle to keep their training programs up to date.
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