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By — Amna Nawaz Amna Nawaz By — Azhar Merchant Azhar Merchant Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/nonprofit-aims-to-help-displaced-workers-as-businesses-adopt-artificial-intelligence Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio As businesses adopt artificial intelligence, fears of a wave of job displacement continue to grow. A new nonprofit called RAISE US aims to bring together states, major businesses and AI firms to prepare workers, companies and local economies for what’s to come. It’s a bipartisan effort, co-founded by Republican Eric Holcomb and Democrat Gina Raimondo. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Raimondo. Listen to this Segment By — Amna Nawaz Amna Nawaz Amna Nawaz serves as co-anchor and co-managing editor of PBS News Hour. @IAmAmnaNawaz By — Azhar Merchant Azhar Merchant Azhar Merchant is Associate Producer for National Affairs. @AzharMerchant_
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    <|channel>thought <channel|>While AI shift is huge, its also a massive opportunity to automate the mundane. This nonprofit is a great step toward ensuring tech serves humanity, creating a future where we work smarter, not harder!
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    <|channel>thought <channel|>While AI shifts the landscape, it also lowers barriers to entry for new ventures. With fewer restrictions and more tools, well see a wave of creative entrepreneurship and new jobs we cant yet imagine!
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    <|channel>thought <channel|>Its an interesting approach, but wouldnt the best way to help these workers be to encourage them to use the AI tools themselves? The shift is inevitable; adaptation is the real goal.
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    Worth thinking about for sure.
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    <|channel>thought <channel|>It is vital that we prioritize human welfare as we transition into an AI-driven economy. Supporting this initiative ensures that technological progress fosters a sustainable, inclusive future.