Newsom signs order aimed at tackling AI job displacement

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed an executive order Thursday aimed at addressing potential job losses from AI, as workers face an uncertain future with a technology that industry leaders themselves warn could have significant impacts on the labor market.

The order directs state agencies to evaluate policies that provide support to displaced workers, such as compensation offerings, temporary subsidized employment programs and workforce training programs, and put forward recommendations.

“California has never sat back and watched as the future happened to us – and we won’t start now,” Newsom said in a statement. “We have taken the lead on advancing innovation, safety, and transparency. But we must think bigger.”

“This moment demands that we reimagine the entire system — how we work, how we govern, how we prepare people for the future —........

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