OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft, and Amazon are behind a new organization that aims to help prepare workers for AI
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A new organization called Raise US aims to help states prepare their workforces for the disruption of artificial intelligence.
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OpenAI Foundation, Antropik, Amazon and Microsoft support this.
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The group wants to pilot policies in the real world, such as wage insurance.
Some of the biggest names in technology and AI are behind a new organization with ambitious plans to help employees navigate the AI transition.
The OpenAI Foundation, Anthropic, Amazon and Microsoft are “anchor partners” of Raise US, a new nonprofit that aims to raise $1 billion to create a national platform to advise governors on how to best prepare their workforces for the disruption of AI. They have already raised $500 million, according to the organization. (OpenAI Foundation Created as part of OpenAI’s restructuring, it was a nonprofit that held a $100 billion equity stake in OpenAI’s for-profit arm.)
“America has a technology strategy to lead the global AI competition. It does not yet have a people strategy, and we cannot lead without it,” former Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, who leads the group, said in a statement announcing the initiative.
Raise US’s initial partnerships are with Arkansas, Connecticut, Maryland and Utah, an even split between states led by Republican and Democratic governors.
“By working directly with state governments to pilot and scale new workforce models, we can move faster and reach more people than we could independently,” David Zapolsky, Amazon’s chief global affairs officer and chief legal officer, wrote in a post announcing the partnership.
In Arkansas, the group is working with Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders to create “an AI-powered career navigation platform called Arkansas LAUNCH that connects students and job seekers to personalized learning and employer-connected career paths.”
In Maryland, Raise US is working with Governor Wes Moore to expand service years for recent high school graduates into areas such as healthcare and education.
Of the first group, Utah may be one of the most interesting. The state has found itself at the center of backlash over the construction of AI data centers. Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary After intense public outcry and political pressure, it reduced the proposed data center by nearly half.
The organization said more states will join in the coming months. Raise US, on the other hand, said it wants to study “real-world pilots” for policies such as “gig compensation and wage insurance.”
Raimondo, who was governor of Rhode Island before joining the Biden administration, is leading the effort along with former Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb. David Sze, a partner at Greylock, is among four people who will serve on the organization’s board of directors.
