AI Poses Job Threats While State Lawmakers Move With Caution

Lawmakers around the country have taken few steps to stem job losses caused by artificial intelligence, despite widespread concerns about AI-related displacement in the workforce.

Illinois and Tennessee enacted measures this year to protect musicians and performers from unauthorized digital replicas, and a similar New York bill addressing fashion models is awaiting Gov. Kathy Hochul (D). But broader proposals such as a New York “robot tax” measure (A8179) failed to advance and New Jersey bills (S3046 and A1255) that would promote retraining and rehiring workers still await consideration.

AI legislation more broadly has been abundant, targeting ...