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Technology & Ethics•October 21, 2026

AI Is Changing Work. Working Families Need a Seat at the Table.

Automation will reshape more jobs in the next decade than any technology since the internet. The question is whether the gains are shared or concentrated.

RARISE American Policy Team
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The change is already here

Artificial intelligence is not waiting for a congressional hearing. It is already drafting routine documents, triaging customer requests, reading medical images, and assisting with code. In most workplaces, the question is not whether AI arrives, but how quickly and who decides what it does.

We should be honest about both sides of that. These tools can reduce tedious work, help small businesses compete, and make expert services more affordable. They can also eliminate entry-level roles that people relied on to climb, and they can concentrate returns in a small number of very large firms.

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