The U.S. is short hundreds of thousands of electricians, millions of medical assistants, and countless other skilled workers — and the barriers keeping people out of these careers are often language, numeracy, or simple lack of confidence. In this episode of The Fault Line, Gary Lancina and Kim Scribner sit down with Vicki Greene, former CEO of the GED Testing Service and now with AI education startup PACE AI, to talk about how AI-powered tutoring is helping adult learners — from ESL workers to career-changers — break through those barriers and step into fields like healthcare, skilled trades, and manufacturing. Vicki shares real stories from the frontlines, striking engagement stats from AI-assisted learning, and why "widening the net" for talent might be one of the most powerful tools employers have.