DBS earmarked ~13,000 permanent staff for upskilling with 10,000+ already training in AI and data skills (Feb 2025). All new joiners complete a mandatory PURE learning component on responsible data use.
CFTE Level 1 reading: a firmwide baseline of safe, disciplined AI and data use, evidenced by mandatory responsible-data onboarding and upskilling at scale. This is CFTE's reading of deployed practice, not a bar the bank has published.
AI LiteracyCompany's own name for this level: PURE onboarding + AI/data upskilling
The bank describes deployed training at scale; no capability requirement is stated.
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