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Responding to concerns over job loss due to rapidly developing artificial intelligence, Gov. Kathy Hochul made a pitch to civic leaders on Thursday to help state government minimize the impact of artificial intelligence on the state\u2019s economy.
\u201cAlmost no line of work is immune,\u201d Hochul said to a crowd of business and civic leaders who are part of the Association for a Better New York.
\u201cOne recently laid-off graphic designer told me she feels even if she finds another job, she\u2019s catching the last train because the opportunities are rapidly evaporating. And she has a decade of experience, and it\u2019s even harder for someone just starting out,\u201d she added, describing a recent conversation she had with a tech worker.
As of December, the state\u2019s unemployment rate stood at 4.6%, according to state labor department statistics<\/a>. However, Hochul argues it\u2019s not just tech workers who could be hit hard, but every industry.
That\u2019s why she wants to commission a new state study.
\u201cI am launching the \u2018FutureWorks Commission,\u2019 convening leaders in business, technology, labor, academia and government to help us understand the risks and opportunities ahead,\u201d Hochul said.
The panel, whose members have yet to be named, would be tasked with issuing a report by the year\u2019s end regarding suggestions for new state law or regulation concerning AI\u2019s impact on workers and businesses.
Hochul added she wants to possibly include those recommendations in next year\u2019s state budget.
\u201cEverything that is part of state government has been there for decades, and have AI help us figure out: does it make sense today, why is this law still on the books when it\u2019s obsolete, is this policy redundant, is this too burdensome?\u201d she explained.
\u201cDo I use it? I use it more as a search engine \u2014 like a Google. I wanted to check on the price of gas today in New York state,\u201d she admitted.
It\u2019s not her first foray into tackling AI\u2019s rapid development. Two years ago, the state approved what\u2019s known as \u201cEmpire AI\u201d \u2014 a $500 million public-private funded effort for university research<\/a>.
\u201cThis has been troubling me for a while,\u201d the governor said. \u201cI also want to look at the laws and regulations that are barriers to our prosperity and success and pro-growth.\u201d
Hochul also said she\u2019ll train about 100,000 state workers in \u201cresponsible AI use,\u201d based on an expanded pilot program of 1,000 state employees established last year.
She is also pushing future college students to partake in training programs offered by SUNY.<\/p>\n

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