Billionaire Tom Steyer, a candidate for California governor, has unveiled a plan to ensure jobs with benefits for workers displaced by artificial intelligence. The proposal marks the first such pledge from a statewide candidate in the race.
Steyer announced the initiative as part of his campaign platform. It aims to protect California residents whose employment faces disruption from advancing AI technologies by offering guaranteed positions along with associated benefits.
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On March 4, 2026, leading tech firms including Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, Oracle, and xAI signed the non-binding Ratepayer Protection Pledge at the White House, committing to fund new power generation and infrastructure for AI data centers to shield consumers from rising electricity bills. President Trump hailed it as a 'historic win,' but critics question its enforceability amid growing environmental and economic concerns.
Our Revolution, a group backed by Sen. Bernie Sanders, has endorsed billionaire Tom Steyer in California's Democratic gubernatorial primary despite its opposition to billionaires. The endorsement marks the first time the organization has backed a billionaire for public office. Steyer leads polling among Democrats ahead of the June 2 top-two primary.
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Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram has endorsed the adoption of artificial intelligence in India, highlighting its potential to boost productivity, while expressing concerns over widespread job losses. In his opinion piece, he discusses the differing impacts on developed and developing economies and calls for measures to align technology with employability. He questions what role humans will play if AI handles most work.
Japan exhibits strong public confidence in AI as a solution to labor shortages, yet workplace adoption remains shallow. While government and corporations push for integration, creators voice concerns over copyrights and income. Experts highlight skill gaps as key barriers.
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Hong Kong is advancing an “AI for all” initiative to integrate artificial intelligence across society, including an allocation of HK$50 million for public awareness and skills-building through AI courses, seminars, and competitions on responsible use. The Employees Retraining Board will be rebranded as “Upskill Hong Kong” to offer skills-based AI training for workforce competitiveness. Industry leaders like Keith Li King-wah of Innopage have been adapting to the technology ahead of these government efforts, which also involve a major overhaul of school curricula and vocational retraining.
A recent report examines claims by big tech companies that generative AI can help combat climate change, finding limited evidence to support them. Of 154 specific assertions, only a quarter referenced academic research, while a third offered no proof at all. The analysis highlights Google's 2023 claim of AI reducing global emissions by 5 to 10 percent by 2030 as an example.
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The Japanese government will roll out Gennai, a generative AI platform built for civil servants, across 39 agencies in a pilot program to improve efficiency.