New York creates FutureWorks Commission to help workers benefit from artificial intelligence
New York creates FutureWorks Commission to help workers benefit from artificial intelligence
Publish Date: 2026-05-18 12:12:00
Source Domain: www.whec.com
- Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the formation of FutureWorks, a 20-member commission to create strategies for protecting workers and helping them benefit from artificial intelligence in New York.
- The commission features experts from technology, workforce development, education, and the economy, chaired by notable members including former U.S. Secretary Tom Perez, Thasunda Brown Duckett of TIAA, and Molly Kinder of the Brookings Institution.
- FutureWorks was introduced in March during Hochul’s speech at the Association for a Better New York, with a focus on preparing the economy for the AI revolution.
- Members aim to complete their recommendations and deliver them by the end of the year.
- Hochul emphasized in a press release that adapting to artificial intelligence could be the most significant economic challenge of our time.
