Subscribe to IrishCentralThe United States ranks first overall with an AI Talent Score of 9.18/10, supported by unrivalled investment in AI startups ($180,305 million) and generative AI ($52,843 million). While the United States dominates global AI investment, several European countries achieve world-leading AI talent scores with far smaller funding levels. Sweden, Finland, Germany, Switzerland, Ireland and the Netherlands all rank among the global top 15 thanks to strong AI hiring, talent concentration and workforce quality. IrelandIreland ranks 14th in the AI Talent Index with a score of 7.53/10, benefiting from a highly skilled AI workforce and strong demand for AI professionals. The country recorded an AI hiring index of 26.62% and an AI talent concentration of 1.38, placing it among the stronger performers for attracting and retaining AI talent.