Bill Introduced to Study AI’s Impact on the Workforce

A bill introduced in the U.S. Senate Wednesday (Dec. 3) would enable the government to gather more data to better understand the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the workforce.

The AI Workforce Projections, Research, and Evaluations to Promote AI Readiness and Employment Act or AI Workforce PREPARE Act, (S.3339) was introduced by Sen. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) and is cosponsored by Sens. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) and Jon Husted (R-Ohio).

“We have to understand how AI is changing the workforce so we can equip American workers with the skills necessary to stay ahead of China and lead the world,” Banks said in a Thursday (Dec. 4) press release.