As AI Skills Become the Hardest to Find, ManpowerGroup Launches 2026 VivaTech Startup Challenge: "Human First, Digital Always"

New global challenge invites startups to develop AI-powered workforce solutions that put people in control MILWAUKEE, March 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- As organizations race to deploy artificial intelligence, and as demand for workers with AI skills has overtaken engineering and traditional IT, a more fundamental question is emerging: who is this technology really serving? To help answer that question, ManpowerGroup has launched its 2026 VivaTech Startup Challenge, "Human First, Digital Always: Redefining the Future of Work.