- US companies support worker retraining plan
- AI expected to displace millions of workers and create new roles
- Partners promise to retrain and relocate workers rather than simply lay them off
Many of the largest US companies and AI influencers, including Amazon, Anthropic, Microsoft and the OpenAI Foundation, have signed on to a new government plan to help workers adapt to an AI-first future.
RAISE US is a new nonprofit organization designed to help workers adapt to job displacement by providing training opportunities and encouraging employers to train and relocate existing workers.
The plan notes that while displacement is inevitable, 78 million net new jobs are expected to be created worldwide by 2030.
US giants join RAISE US to upskill workers for AI
This is because 50 million American workers are said to have jobs vulnerable to AI displacement. RAISE US has proposed solutions such as wage insurance, career support, and retraining initiatives to prevent human workers from losing their jobs during the transition.
“We believe this commitment to people is one of the most important investments we can make, both now and for the workforce of the future,” wrote Amazon global affairs and legal director David Zapolsky.
Although Amazon laid off about 16,000 workers earlier this year, AWS CEO Matt Garman recently confirmed organization-wide plans to hire 11,000 new graduates and interns to drive AI progress internally.
Former US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and former Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb are behind the program, for which more than $500 million has already been committed. But RAISE US is aiming for about double that in commitments.
“The United States has a technology strategy to lead the global AI competition,” Raimondo said. “You don’t have a personnel strategy yet.”
In addition to companies, state associations are also part of the recycling plan. Arkansas, Connecticut, Maryland and Utah represent the top four. Bank of America is also a major corporate sponsor.
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