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50 million American workers could lose their jobs to AI, and there's no plan to help them yet.

So it turns out America has seen a similar movie to this before.

When we didn't plan for an economic transition, and by the way, it didn't end well.

That's former governor of Rhode Island and U.S. Secretary of Commerce, Gina Raimondo.

In her talk from TED 2026, she shares an unflinching look at the threat of AI-induced

economic disruption and social unrest.

She offers a concrete blueprint to prepare workers for what's coming next, a future built on

incentivizing businesses to invest in people, bridging the gap between old and new careers.

How about we pilot tax credits or other economic incentives that reward companies for worker redeployment, for entry-level hiring, for reinvesting AI productivity gains into new jobs?

We have spent decades, if not longer, perfecting the incentives for investing in machines.

We need to do the same so companies invest in people.

The good news, history shows that when the stakes are high, America reinvents itself.

That's coming up right after a short break. And now our TED Talk of the Day.

What will it take for America to lead the global AI competition?

Now, we all know we need plentiful energy, the best chips, the most innovative AI competition. Now, we all know we'll need plentiful energy,

the best chips, the most innovative AI companies,

the best models.

But I argue that's not nearly enough.

Because if we're the best in the world at those things,

but we've displaced millions of American workers,

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