{
  "id": 18726,
  "url": "https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.11540",
  "title": "A Conceptual Framework for Enhancing Workforce Readiness for Smart Manufacturing in the AI Era",
  "summary": "arXiv:2608.11540v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: The convergence of artificial intelligence (AI), Industrial Internet of Things, cyber-physical systems, and advanced robotics is reshaping manufacturing faster than engineering curricula can adapt, widening the gap between the competencies required on the shop floor and those delivered by traditional engineering and technology education. This paper proposes a Workforce Readiness Level (WRL) framework, which adapts the Technology Readiness Level s",
  "authors": "Dalton Ross Smith, Wilburn Whittington, Alejandro Martinez, Aidan Duncan, Gang Li",
  "category": "research",
  "topics": "jobs-economy,military-security,children-education,agents-autonomy",
  "orgs": null,
  "regions": null,
  "published_at": "2026-08-13T04:00:00.000Z",
  "fetched_at": "2026-08-13T05:10:37.786Z",
  "source_slug": "arxiv-cscy",
  "source_name": "arXiv cs.CY",
  "source_homepage": "https://arxiv.org/list/cs.CY/recent",
  "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/18726",
  "original_url": "https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.11540",
  "evidence_status": "source-only",
  "attribution": "via ethics.ai"
}