OpenAI Foundation is committing $250 million to help workers navigate AI disruption

The non-profit will fund research into AI's labor market effects, near-term worker support, and new models for distributing economic gains

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An initial $250 million is being pledged by the OpenAI Foundation across grants, partnerships, and hands-on programs, with the goal of cushioning workers and economies against the upheaval that AI technology is bringing, according to an announcement from the organization.

Three priorities will guide the spending: studying how AI is transforming labor markets, assisting workers and communities confronting imminent job losses, and identifying new mechanisms for spreading AI-generated wealth more........

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