最可能自动化你工作的公司现在正资助一个10亿美元的项目来重新培训你

Former US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo has founded a nonpartisan organization called "Raise Us" to prepare American workers for an AI-driven economy. The goal: raise one billion dollars for retraining and continuing education programs. Half that amount has already been secured. Big tech is backing the effort. Amazon, Anthropic, Microsoft, and OpenAI are all supporters, which raises obvious questions about independence since these companies stand to gain the most from widespread AI adoption. Former US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and former Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb have launched "Raise Us," a bipartisan nonprofit backed by more than two dozen major corporations and four governors. The organization aims to raise $1 billion to prepare American workers for an AI-driven economy. Raimondo will serve as CEO. For perspective, Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and Meta plan to spend a combined $725 billion on AI this year alone. "America has a technology strategy for leading the global AI competition. It does not yet have a people strategy—and we cannot lead without one," Raimondo said at the launch. "If we build the best AI systems in the world and leave millions of Americans behind, we won’t have won anything; we’ll have automated our own decline." Ad The organization plans to create new corporate incentives for retraining and retention, launch pilot programs with governors, and adapt training models to match shifting employer needs. Success will be measured by whether workers land and keep stable, well-paying jobs. Ad DEC_D_Incontent-1 What stands out about Raise Us is who's paying for it. According to the announcement , Amazon, Anthropic, Microsoft, and the OpenAI Foundation are all backing the initiative. Raimondo says it's the first time leading AI developers have jointly funded an independent initiative to support workforce transitions. Bank of America is the lead sponsor, funding an apprenticeship program for advanced manufacturing. Other backers include ADP, AMD, Autodesk, Blackstone, Cisco, Cognizant, Deloitte, Eli Lilly, General Motors, IBM, Mastercard, ServiceNow, UPS, and Workday. On the philanthropic side: the Rockefeller Foundation, Arnold Ventures, the Pritzker Traubert Foundation, and the Stephen A. Schwarzman Foundation. Raise Us aims to collect $1 billion in multi-year pledges. The New York Times reports that $500 million is already locked in. Ad The funding structure raises obvious questions about independence. Many of the companies involved profit directly from the rapid spread of AI or are actively pushing it forward. Raise Us is supposed to develop solutions for potential AI-driven job losses, but it's largely bankrolled by the very companies causing that disruption. Raise Us is starting with partnerships in Arkansas, Connecticut, Maryland, and Utah. The selection is deliberately bipartisan, with Governors Sarah Huckabee Sanders (Republican, Arkansas) and Spencer Cox (Republican, Utah) alongside Ned Lamont (Democrat, Connecticut) and Wes Moore (Democrat, Maryland). Ad DEC_D_Incontent-2 The pilot programs focus on easing job transitions by helping people figure out which roles will still be in demand, what skills those jobs require, and how to move into them. In Arkansas, Raise Us is supporting an AI-powered career navigation platform called Arkansas LAUNCH, which connects students and job seekers with personalized learning paths and employer-linked career tracks. Ad