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California’s governor has signed the first US executive order aimed at protecting workers from job loss due to advancements in artificial intelligence (AI).
- The order mandates state agencies collaborate with researchers, unions, and the AI industry to develop new labor market strategies.
- This includes providing subsidies for companies that maintain jobs instead of replacing them with AI, expanding retraining programs focused on office workers, and exploring a concept known as “universal basic capital,” which would give all citizens stakes in stocks or funds.
- California Governor Gavin Newsom highlighted the inadequacy of traditional unemployment insurance and cited predictions like those made by Anthropic co-founder Dario Amodei that half of office jobs could disappear within five years. He also criticized a tax system that rewards automation while penalizing workers.
This move signals California’s proactive approach to managing AI’s impact on the workforce, aiming to mitigate job displacement and provide support for affected individuals.
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Originally published at the-decoder.com. Curated by AI Maestro.
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