NEWS: SENS. SCHIFF, BLUNT ROCHESTER, & HIRONO INTRODUCE BILL TO PROTECT AND PREPARE WORKERS AS AI'S ECONOMIC IMPACTS GROW

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Adam Schiff issued the following press release:

U.S. Senators Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawai'i)today introduced the Workforce of the Future Act. As artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly deploying across many industries, this bill requires a detailed study to grow our understanding of AI, its impact on the economy and workforce, and determine the skills necessary for workers to succeed.

Without proper guardrails, the impact AI could have on our economy is wide-ranging. According to studies from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), AI could replace nearly 12 percent of the workforce (https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.25137). Currently, many recent college gr...