Overview
- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Communications Workers of America, and Screen Actors Guild-AFTRA have secured AI contract provisions including port automation moratoriums, mandatory consultation for AI-generated likenesses.
- State governors in California and Colorado vetoed bills banning autonomous trucks, with similar efforts in Indiana and Maryland stalled.
- Federal AI protections issued under President Biden’s administration were rescinded by President Trump, leaving no enforceable national safeguards for workers.
- Experts including Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei propose a token tax on AI-generated revenue, with Brookings’ Sanjay Patnaik calling for comprehensive data collection to guide policymaking.
- AI threatens to displace up to 50% of low-skilled white-collar roles, with firms from Shopify to Microsoft deploying AI platforms, emphasizing skills like creativity, empathy, complex problem-solving.