There’s a Long-Shot Proposal to Protect California Workers From AI
2026-05-08 · WIRED
California gubernatorial candidate Tom Steyer wants a jobs guarantee for workers displaced by AI — because apparently the best solution to robots taking your job is a politician promising you a different one. It's a long-shot proposal, which in political terms means 'sounds nice on the campaign trail, will never actually happen.' At least someone's acknowledging the AI unemployment wave instead of pretending everyone can just learn to prompt engineer.