Sec. 2. Findings and purposes
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Congress finds the following: Artificial intelligence could cause significant shifts in demand for workers, with some tasks or occupations becoming automated or augmented and some tasks or occupations seeing increased demand. Policymakers, training providers and educators, and workers require better data and forecasts to anticipate and mitigate worker dislocation or potential worker shortages due to artificial intelligence. Closing data and forecasting gaps relating to the impact of artificial intelligence on the workforce (including the impact on jobs) will help the United States prepare its workforce for technology that enhances the Nation's economic competitiveness and national security.
The purposes of this Act are— to measure the evolving capabilities of artificial intelligence with respect to automating or augmenting tasks or occupations; to collect information on artificial intelligence adoption and artificial intelligence-related layoffs through existing Federal surveys, voluntary industry reporting, and improved disclosures under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act; to produce short- and medium-term occupational employment forecasts that include prediction intervals reflecting uncertainty about the trajectory of artificial intelligence; to build the Federal Government’s technical capacity through temporary hiring authority for qualified technology talent; and to inform policy concerning reforms of grantmaking for training programs, as well as other potential policy reforms.