Gina Raimondo on the Future for Workers in the AI Economy

About this episode

Kyla Scanlon interviews Gina Raimondo about her new organization RaiseUS and its role in helping workers transition through the AI economy.

Find out more information about RaiseUS here: raiseus.ai I sat down with Gina Raimondo, the 75th governor of Rhode Island and 40th Secretary of Commerce, now the founder and CEO of a new organization called RaiseUS. We talked about how her new project helps workers transition through the AI economy by using a holistic approach across employers, educational institutions, and the government.

People in this episode

Host: Kyla Scanlon

Guest: Gina Raimondo

Topics covered

• AI economy
• worker transition
• holistic approach
• education
• government
• employment

Keywords

• AI economy
• Gina Raimondo
• RaiseUS
• worker transition
• education
• government

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: RaiseUS, Department of Commerce

Places: Rhode Island

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