Mark Cuban has advised young people looking to break into the artificial intelligence sector to focus less on working for big tech companies and more on developing skills to help smaller businesses integrate AI. Mark Cuban has advised young people looking to break into the artificial intelligence sector to focus less on working for big tech companies and more on developing skills to help smaller businesses integrate AI. “There are 33 million companies in this country,” Cuban noted, “and only a select few have dedicated AI budgets or keep AI experts on payroll. He argued that today’s students could do the same with AI, walking into businesses and showing them how the technology could improve operations and even help with automation. Instead, he urged graduates to target smaller companies with limited AI knowledge but a pressing need to stay competitive.