White House rolls out AI action plan to achieve ‘global technological dominance’

The White House has rolled out an AI action plan outlining 90 actions it says are needed to help the United States achieve “unchallenged global technological dominance.” 

The Department of Labor, in collaboration with other federal agencies, is responsible for carrying out the initiatives outlined in two parts of the action plan, “Empower American Workers in the Age of AI” and “Train a Skilled Workforce for AI Infrastructure.”  

Attorneys at Fisher Phillips said the plan will have a “huge impact” on businesses throughout the country beyond AI developers and the technology sector. 

“Some of the proposed actions for the DOL in these initiatives, in collaboration with other federal agencies, include prioritizing AI skills development as a core objective of education and workforce funding streams, including career and technical education, apprenticeships, and other federally supported skills initiatives,” the American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living  noted in an online post. 

The “Empower American Workers in the Age of AI” initiative promotes prioritizing AI skills development as a core objective of education and workforce funding streams, including career and technical education, apprenticeships and other federally supported skills initiatives. 

The “Train a Skilled Workforce for AI Infrastructure” would create a national initiative identifying high-priority occupations critical to AI infrastructure, partner with state and local governments and workforce system stakeholders to create industry-driven training programs for priority AI infrastructure occupations, promote career exposure to tech programs and pre-apprenticeship opportunities at their middle and high school levels, and expand registered apprenticeships for occupations in artificial intelligence development.