LTM, a business creativity partner to large enterprises, launches “AI 1000,” a workforce transformation initiative supported by a dedicated Center of Excellence (CoE). According to the company, the program is designed to develop a pool of more than 1,000 AI-certified engineers, including Forward Deployed Engineers (FDEs). The initiative aims to help enterprises adopt, deploy, and scale AI by building capabilities within a trained engineering workforce. LTM describes the effort as focused on generating tangible business outcomes and improving workforce productivity through AI-related skills development. Both outlets report the same core elements: the AI 1000 name, the CoE-supported structure, the target scale of 1,000+ AI-certified engineers, and the inclusion of Forward Deployed Engineers as a specific group within the program. No further details about timelines, locations beyond LTM’s announcement from Bengaluru, or the nature of certification requirements are provided in the excerpts.