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Policy
Ro Khanna Proposes Federal AI Jobs Program
U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna proposed hiring 1 million federal workers to counter AI-driven job losses. This New Deal-style expansion targets the Rust Belt to mitigate social upheaval from automation. The plan focuses on government-led employment as a safety net. Practitioners should monitor this as a potential blueprint for future U.S. labor policy and AI regulation.