There is no AI boom without these workers. Meta just proved it.

Construction workers prepare a site of a massive AI data center in Independence, Mo.Charlie Riedel/Associated PressMeta is spending $115 million on a new program for training workers to build out its data centers.The data-center boom has created shortages of electricians and fiber technicians.AI may be software, but building it still requires a massive human workforce.The next AI career path could start with a hard hat, not a laptop.Meta said Monday it is investing a $115 million in a roughly 5-