Overview
- RAISE US, which launched Thursday, is led by Gina Raimondo as CEO with Eric Holcomb as cofounder and will focus on helping workers move into jobs shaped by artificial intelligence.
- The group lists major corporate and AI partners, including OpenAI, Anthropic, Amazon, Microsoft and Bank of America, and it plans to work with employers to fund retraining and redeployment programs.
- RAISE US will begin state pilots in Arkansas, Connecticut, Maryland and Utah to test employer-linked education, career navigation tools and incentives that could be scaled across the country.
- Coverage of the rollout differs on money raised so far, with Semafor reporting more than $500,000 raised to date and the Associated Press reporting the effort is starting with over $500 million.
- A bipartisan advisory board and conversations with federal officials aim to turn state experiments into policy templates for tax incentives, wage supports and updated training systems that experts say are needed for rapid AI-driven labor change.