685. How to Survive the A.I. Shock

Former Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo discusses her plan to manage the workforce disruption caused by A.I. She argues that while A.I. will create many new jobs in the long run, the short-term transition could be socially devastating without aggressive retraining and government-employer coordination. Raimondo has launched a bipartisan initiative, RAISE US, that unites major employers and governors to fund and direct large-scale workforce retraining. The episode explores why past government retraining programs have failed, why this effort might be different, and the political stakes of getting the transition right.