32% think they're good at AI, only 4% actually are
Section data found 32% of workers believe they are good at using AI, but only 4% actually demonstrate competence.
Snapshot · The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway
America at 250 — with Heather Cox Richardson
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Jun 18, 2026
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Mid-Episode Sponsor Break 2: Odoo, Aven & Section
At 55:18 · chapter starts 53:05
The second commercial break covers three more sponsors. Odoo positions itself as the unified business OS that replaces five apps and twelve browser tabs, offering a free trial at odoo.com/provg. Aven pitches its home equity Visa card as a solution to Americans carrying over a trillion dollars in credit card debt at 23%-plus rates — offering a fraction of that cost with a 4.9-star Trustpilot rating from 8,000 customers. Section closes the block with data that only 4% of people who think they're good at AI actually are, and Galloway discloses his investment in Section, framing AI workforce upskilling as the most underinvested layer of the AI stack.
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