Jobs and Workforce Disruption

Positions on AI-driven job displacement, reskilling programs, unemployment policy, and tax policy for distributing AI-driven wealth.

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Christopher Michael Jones

DArkansasHouse · Dist. 2

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Showed concern on how AI could rapidly replace white-collar jobs in an Arkansas Democrat Gazette article

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Jones also expressed concern over how the embrace of AI could affect jobs. He recalled a conversation with technology leaders about how AI's growth will result in more work becoming automated. "In the next three to five years, we could see 30% to 40% of the workforce eliminated. We have never seen…

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Bennie Lee Foster Jr.

IMississippiHouse · Dist. 2

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Asserts that there should be federal safeguards to ensure AI doesn't lead to mass displacement of workers

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Job Protection: We need federal safeguards to ensure AI does not lead to mass displacement of workers without a robust retraining plan.

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US House Candidate Questionnaire: Bennie Foster, Independent (Mississippi’s 2nd Congressional District)

Tyrone Pinkins

IMississippiSenate

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Says Congress should prevent AI from becoming a tool to undercut wages or replace workers without accountability

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US Senate Candidate Questionnaire: Ty Pinkins, Independent, Q&A

Juliana Stratton

DIllinoisSenate

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Former Lt. Governor supports workforce development and training for AI; advocates pro-worker solutions ensuring workers have a seat at the table in determining how AI is implemented in workplaces

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AI innovation should uphold anti-discrimination practices, ensure it’s built and deployed equitably, and center workers’ needs as it is integrated into our daily lives. AI has a remarkable potential to create highly-skilled, good-paying jobs and uplift communities. We must invest in workforce develo…

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Bennie G. Thompson

DMississippiHouse · Dist. 2Incumbent

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Involved in upskilling Mississippi, particularly rural Mississippi

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"The Jackson tech hub got $100,000 to advance workforce and AI training as well as youth STEM and adult classes.

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Congressman Thompson awards $850,000 to five area nonprofits
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U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson visits Bean Path to support tech growth in Jackson
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Congressman Thompson Visits Claiborne County Students for “Hour of AI” Event

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