The AI job disaster Congress refuses to fix

Former Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo says America is heading toward an AI jobs crisis. And she doesn't think Washington is ready. Raimondo joins Kara to explain why she's more worried about the country's political system than the technology itself, why Congress has failed to prepare workers for AI, and what she thinks should happen before millions of jobs disappear. She also discusses the future of the CHIPS Act, data centers, AI safety, higher education, and why she's launched a bipartisan effort to help workers adapt before it's too late. Recorded live at Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg Center as part of their Discovery Series. Chapters 00:00 America isn't ready for AI 01:00 Why Gina Raimondo is a 9 out of 10 worried 04:07 The politics problem behind AI 08:16 Preparing workers before AI replaces jobs 12:47 Why Congress can't get anything done 14:20 Data centers and the AI backlash 18:27 The job transition America can't afford to repeat 31:25 What Gina Raimondo would do as president 40:00 Advice for students entering the AI era — Subscribe: https://goo.gl/FRleYo Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/42ntT7X... FOLLOW US Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onwithkaras... TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@onwithkaraswi... LinkedIn:   / kara-swisher-b7213   Threads: https://www.threads.com/@onwithkarasw... Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/onwithkarasw...