Kara Swisher discusses AI and unemployement with Former Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo in The AI Job Disaster Congress Refuses to Fix

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Kara Swisher and former Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo discuss the looming AI job crisis, criticizing Congress for failing to prepare workers and proposing a bipartisan effort to address the impact of AI on employment.

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# The AI Job Disaster Congress Refuses to Fix Source: [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ai-job-disaster-congress-refuses-to-fix/id1643307527?i=1000778306345](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ai-job-disaster-congress-refuses-to-fix/id1643307527?i=1000778306345) Former Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo says America is heading toward an AI jobs crisis\. And she doesn't think Washington is ready\. Raimondo joins Kara to explain why she's more worried about the country's political system than the technology itself, why Congress has failed to prepare workers for AI, and what she thinks should happen before millions of jobs disappear\. She also discusses the future of the CHIPS Act, data centers, AI safety, higher education, and why she's launched a bipartisan effort to help workers adapt before it's too late\. Recorded live at Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg Center as part of the Discovery Series\. Learn more about your ad choices\. Visit podcastchoices\.com/adchoices

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