The organization has chosen to work with state governments rather than the US federal government but even partnering at the state level may be too broad, he said, given that the industry makeup varies from state to state, with some leaning towards knowledge workers, while others are more manufacturing-focused.
AI-washing
Technology analyst Carmi Levy said Raise Us’s mission is laudable, but, “Unfortunately, for all its slick website and optimistic-sounding copy, Raise Us is possibly the highest-profile example of AI-washing thus far, a well-intentioned but ultimately futile attempt to illustrate that something is being done to cut through the uncertainty and empower the workforce of tomorrow. In reality, it’s a convenient vehicle for a diverse range of stakeholders, including state governments, educators, financial institutions, and companies like Amazon, Anthropic, Microsoft, and the OpenAI Foundation, to virtue-signal that they’re doing their utmost to solve the AI employment crisis and mitigate the impact of this generational technology deployment on everyday workers.”
Like Andersen, he noted that since many of those same companies have already had multiple rounds of tech-driven layoffs, “It’s more than a little rich for them to be joining an initiative whose mission revolves around protecting workers from the worst risks associated with AI.”
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