Artificial intelligence and jobs

“I am running on an integrated plan: restore hundreds of millions of tax dollars stripped from Nevada by Elon Musk and DOGE; develop strong regulations to prevent massive job layoffs due to AI; and build workforce housing that everyday Nevadans can afford.”

“We should do everything we can to get the benefits of AI – from new and faster cures for disease to less time wasted – without massive lay-offs, letting ourselves be helpless in the face of algorithms that addict our kids to AI-created content that makes it hard to know truth from lies, or a data center buildout that drives up electricity costs for families. We need guardrails. And we need to protect workers.”

“Rewarding companies that keep human jobs, rather than outsourcing to AI”

“This kind of technology will be transformative for humanity with potential for incredible strides in health and research, but it must be strictly regulated to protect American jobs and maintain trust amongst deepfakes and misinformation.”

“Earlier this year, Senator Bernie Sanders introduced the American AI Sovereign Wealth Fund Act to transfer 50% equity from the largest AI companies into public hands. The El-Sayed campaign proposes to take that one step further to give Americans a seat at the table to determine the future of this transformational technology, protect American jobs, and establish guardrails to keep us safe and ultimately benefit everyone, not just tech CEOs.”

“Against data centers raising costs, guardrails on AI to protect our kids and jobs.”

“To address the risk of massive automation of our jobs, I support exploring income protection programs such as wage insurance and basic income, worker investment through unions, adjusting our tax system to stop penalizing human employment and rewarding automation, and investment in small business revolving loan funds.”

“Artificial Intelligence has already begun to revolutionize every aspect of our lives, just like electricity did a century ago. We can't afford to let the development of this technology continue without the input of everyday Americans. AI already touches healthcare, education, jobs, and even justice. If we democratize it and ensure its development is transparent, equitable, and publicly accountable, we can unlock its potential to solve massive problems. That means open access research, worker protections against automation, and strong oversight to prevent discrimination, exploitation, and surveillance. AI is built on generations of human knowledge and creativity. It’s only right that it should be developed to serve the public good.”

“We need an economy where every full-time job supports a full life, whether it’s in food services or investment banking. Where our kids can eventually afford to move out of the house and start a life of their own. Where a single parent’s take home pay is more than enough. And where automation technologies give us more time with our family, not fewer job opportunities.”

“Protect our jobs from being taken by AI, and invest in retraining and apprenticeship programs to help the next generation get a leg-up in the workforce.”

“Finally, with the advancement of Artificial Intelligence, we must prioritize working people and their employment. AI groups should work hand in hand with labor leaders to ensure the work force and our economy handles AI integration to the benefit of working class Americans, not just corporations and billionaires.”

“And I believe we need strong protections to make sure AI does not displace workers or leave working people worse off.”

“Push for more guardrails and regulation of artificial intelligence to ensure a balance between the need to invest in new technologies with the need to protect American jobs.”

“Ensure AI works for working people: Protect workers from invasive AI surveillance in the workplace; use AI to make jobs safer and less repetitive, rather than to eliminate them; create pathways for workers to move into higher-skilled, better-paying roles as the economy evolves; ensure AI companies follow the same copyright laws as everyone else; include worker voices in government-funded AI research and development, and defend the right to transparency and human review for automated decisionmaking around promotions, discipline, and terminations.”

“Push for tough AI regulation, so its rapid expansion doesn't increase energy bills, degrade the environment or lay off millions of workers”

“Stop data center expansion without safeguards. Claire will fight to put a moratorium on AI data center expansion. Claire will cosponsor the proposed bill from Senator Sanders and Representative Ocasio-Cortez that would place a moratorium on new data center development contingent on several safeguards being in place, including worker protections related to job displacement, effects on energy prices, and climate impacts.”

“Protecting Workers: Technology should be a tool for workers, not a threat of replacement. For workers across all industries, Randy will ensure large AI companies pay their fair share in taxes and will fight to protect working people’s job security against the threat of replacement by AI.”

“Responsible Artificial Intelligence Policy: Artificial Intelligence continues to upend our economy, our education system, and our world. If responsibly developed, AI has enormous potential to promote the common good and usher in a new era of American technological leadership. At the same time, it presents severe challenges on many fronts, from job loss to wealth concentration to disinformation to energy and water use to national security. Congress must develop a policy framework that promotes and champions America’s AI leadership and encourages responsible AI development to create good-paying jobs, protect the environment, keep kids safe, and ensure that AI promotes prosperity for the working class, not just the wealthy few.”

“As a Member of Congress, my job will be to make sure AI innovation means more money in your pocket, not less.”

“We also need to make sure that we guard against the risks that AI will pose to our national security, and that our tax code is fair so that the AI boom doesn’t just supercharge wealth concentration at the top, but instead helps us make new investments in people, in jobs, in infrastructure, in education, and in communities.”

“Earlier this year, Senator Bernie Sanders introduced the American AI Sovereign Wealth Fund Act to transfer 50% equity from the largest AI companies into public hands. The El-Sayed campaign proposes to take that one step further to give Americans a seat at the table to determine the future of this transformational technology, protect American jobs, and establish guardrails to keep us safe and ultimately benefit everyone, not just tech CEOs.”

“AI was built on our data and our labor; we should own a piece of it. Senator Bernie Sanders’s American AI Sovereign Wealth Fund Act would transfer 50% equity from the largest AI companies into public hands. I support that effort and propose to take it one step further because Americans deserve a seat at the table.”

“We need an economy where every full-time job supports a full life, whether it’s in food services or investment banking. Where our kids can eventually afford to move out of the house and start a life of their own. Where a single parent’s take home pay is more than enough. And where automation technologies give us more time with our family, not fewer job opportunities.”

“Finally, with the advancement of Artificial Intelligence, we must prioritize working people and their employment. AI groups should work hand in hand with labor leaders to ensure the work force and our economy handles AI integration to the benefit of working class Americans, not just corporations and billionaires.”

“Establish an AI Dividend: Institute a tax on the AI-attributable profits and use that tax to issue annual dividends to Americans and pay for entrepreneurship grants, so every citizen owns a piece of the growth of AI profits.”

“As your representative in Congress, Claire will fight to hold major technology corporations accountable, protect our workforce from the harms of AI, and ensure that new technologies benefit communities, not just corporate executives.”

“Reclaiming the economic gains of automation for workers by supporting a 32-hour work week with no reduction in pay.”

“Use tax policy to ensure broad distribution of AI’s benefits.”

“To fund programs designed to address labor displacement, Scott will push to tax companies benefiting from AI, ensuring they pay their fair share and share the gains from AI broadly.”

“I'll also prioritize policies that keep people at the center of this technology: funding for workers navigating an AI-driven job market, oversight to catch and correct bias in AI systems, and firm limits on how AI is deployed in sensitive areas like healthcare and social media, particularly involving kids.”

“She will be a leader in Congress in advancing safety standards and preparing the workforce for its disruption to our economy.”

“Investing in community colleges and job retraining programs to prepare workers for a changing job market.”

“I will be a proud voice for policies that put all Americans on a path to prosperity, including preparing Americans for jobs in the 21st Century amidst the rise of AI, advocating for universal pre-K, reinstating reproductive rights, fighting inflation and ensuring Americans’ hard earned dollars go further.”

“We should know if massive layoffs or displacements are happening because of AI and corporations should have to give notice before replacing employees with AI. If this replacement happens, big tech and the companies that profit should be required to pay into a fund that helps retrain workers who lose their jobs to AI so workers don’t lose their livelihoods as our economy transitions into the AI age.”

“Oliver will fight in Washington to reinvest in job training, especially in high-paying technical fields that can’t easily be taken away by AI, and to strengthen support for entrepreneurs and small business owners.”

“Protect our jobs from being taken by AI, and invest in retraining and apprenticeship programs to help the next generation get a leg-up in the workforce.”

“Ensure AI works for working people: Protect workers from invasive AI surveillance in the workplace; use AI to make jobs safer and less repetitive, rather than to eliminate them; create pathways for workers to move into higher-skilled, better-paying roles as the economy evolves; ensure AI companies follow the same copyright laws as everyone else; include worker voices in government-funded AI research and development, and defend the right to transparency and human review for automated decisionmaking around promotions, discipline, and terminations.”

“Ensure America continues to lead the world in the quality of its tech workforce: Invest in STEM education to foster the next generation of responsible tech leaders, as well as programs like Registered Apprenticeships aimed at re-training workers displaced or at risk of being displaced by AI so they can excel in industry-leading technology jobs.”

“We also need to make sure that we guard against the risks that AI will pose to our national security, and that our tax code is fair so that the AI boom doesn’t just supercharge wealth concentration at the top, but instead helps us make new investments in people, in jobs, in infrastructure, in education, and in communities.”

“We should know if massive layoffs or displacements are happening because of AI and corporations should have to give notice before replacing employees with AI. If this replacement happens, big tech and the companies that profit should be required to pay into a fund that helps retrain workers who lose their jobs to AI so workers don’t lose their livelihoods as our economy transitions into the AI age.”

“Automation Levy: A per-worker-equivalent tax on AI-driven automation, reinvested in workers to do the following:”

“We must institute a per-worker-equivalent tax on AI-driven automation to reinvest in an annual AI dividend, expanded Unemployment Benefits and Wage Insurance, and our communities throughout the state.”

“Establish an AI Dividend: Institute a tax on the AI-attributable profits and use that tax to issue annual dividends to Americans and pay for entrepreneurship grants, so every citizen owns a piece of the growth of AI profits.”

“Protecting Workers: Technology should be a tool for workers, not a threat of replacement. For workers across all industries, Randy will ensure large AI companies pay their fair share in taxes and will fight to protect working people’s job security against the threat of replacement by AI.”

“To fund programs designed to address labor displacement, Scott will push to tax companies benefiting from AI, ensuring they pay their fair share and share the gains from AI broadly.”

“Critically, that means going beyond taxing the AI labs themselves to taxing other companies using AI to capture massive profits. For example, if pharmaceutical companies generate unprecedented profits by using AI to create scores of new drugs, they should be subject to an AI or robot tax.”

“Ensure that the voices and interests of workers and organized labor are prioritized in the AI policy debate.”

“Finally, with the advancement of Artificial Intelligence, we must prioritize working people and their employment. AI groups should work hand in hand with labor leaders to ensure the work force and our economy handles AI integration to the benefit of working class Americans, not just corporations and billionaires.”

“Ensure AI works for working people: Protect workers from invasive AI surveillance in the workplace; use AI to make jobs safer and less repetitive, rather than to eliminate them; create pathways for workers to move into higher-skilled, better-paying roles as the economy evolves; ensure AI companies follow the same copyright laws as everyone else; include worker voices in government-funded AI research and development, and defend the right to transparency and human review for automated decisionmaking around promotions, discipline, and terminations.”

“Mass education programs across industries and regions that will bring workers together to discuss the local impacts of AI, build solidarity, and equip them with tools to organize.”

“We must institute a per-worker-equivalent tax on AI-driven automation to reinvest in an annual AI dividend, expanded Unemployment Benefits and Wage Insurance, and our communities throughout the state.”

“To address the risk of massive automation of our jobs, I support exploring income protection programs such as wage insurance and basic income, worker investment through unions, adjusting our tax system to stop penalizing human employment and rewarding automation, and investment in small business revolving loan funds.”

“Spearhead a national wage insurance program to ease tech-driven job displacement.”

“Micah has introduced legislation to establish a first-in-the-nation wage insurance program in New York State to ease tech-driven job displacement.”

“Rapidly expand unemployment benefits to meet the rising wave of AI job displacement.”

“The United States must move with all possible haste to shore up and expand unemployment insurance and other key social safety net planks—not as a complete solution, but as a no-risk emergency step to ensure people’s basic needs are met if larger and larger numbers of people face job displacement from AI.”

“Encourage responsible AI adoption across industries to improve efficiency and create good-paying jobs”

“Responsible Artificial Intelligence Policy: Artificial Intelligence continues to upend our economy, our education system, and our world. If responsibly developed, AI has enormous potential to promote the common good and usher in a new era of American technological leadership. At the same time, it presents severe challenges on many fronts, from job loss to wealth concentration to disinformation to energy and water use to national security. Congress must develop a policy framework that promotes and champions America’s AI leadership and encourages responsible AI development to create good-paying jobs, protect the environment, keep kids safe, and ensure that AI promotes prosperity for the working class, not just the wealthy few.”

“We should know if massive layoffs or displacements are happening because of AI and corporations should have to give notice before replacing employees with AI. If this replacement happens, big tech and the companies that profit should be required to pay into a fund that helps retrain workers who lose their jobs to AI so workers don’t lose their livelihoods as our economy transitions into the AI age.”

“Hold AI Companies Accountable: Families deserve strong protections, real accountability, and a fair shot. That's why I support policies that ensure AI companies are not above the law. That includes requiring large AI firms to report critical safety incidents in a timely manner, requiring independent safety reviews before major model releases, implementing protections for whistleblowers, holding AI firms that lie to the government about safety practices or infringe on privacy rights accountable, and requiring notice before AI-driven layoffs at large employers.”

“AI was built on our data and our labor; we should own a piece of it. Senator Bernie Sanders’s American AI Sovereign Wealth Fund Act would transfer 50% equity from the largest AI companies into public hands. I support that effort and propose to take it one step further because Americans deserve a seat at the table.”

“Annual AI Dividend: Proceeds fund a direct annual dividend to every American.”

“We must institute a per-worker-equivalent tax on AI-driven automation to reinvest in an annual AI dividend, expanded Unemployment Benefits and Wage Insurance, and our communities throughout the state.”

“Divesting all frontier AI labs from the Big Tech giants like Google, Meta, Amazon, and Microsoft. I called for public ownership—with 50% of equity owned by the American people—and an AI dividend.”

“Establish an AI Dividend: Institute a tax on the AI-attributable profits and use that tax to issue annual dividends to Americans and pay for entrepreneurship grants, so every citizen owns a piece of the growth of AI profits.”

“Defend workers from automated surveillance through the Stop Spying Bosses Act, and protect against AI-related hiring discrimination with the No Robot Bosses Act.”

“Ensure AI works for working people: Protect workers from invasive AI surveillance in the workplace; use AI to make jobs safer and less repetitive, rather than to eliminate them; create pathways for workers to move into higher-skilled, better-paying roles as the economy evolves; ensure AI companies follow the same copyright laws as everyone else; include worker voices in government-funded AI research and development, and defend the right to transparency and human review for automated decisionmaking around promotions, discipline, and terminations.”

“While more capable machines hold real promise in improving our lives, unregulated, they also threaten to steal our jobs, hijack our minds, worsen our isolation, and harm our children.”

“Deepfake videos are often deceptive attempts to mislead constituents, undermine elections, cheat consumers, and harass children and adults with nonconsensual sexual content churned out by these AI companies with little to no recourse. The concerns about AI taking jobs are real, too, and we have to find ways to balance the real-world use of AI with the outright harm it causes to working families and individuals.”