NEWS: Supervisors Affirm Importance of Maintaining Jobs While Examining the Benefits from Artificial Intelligence
San Mateo County, California sent this bulletin at 01/26/2024 01:39 PM PST
Jan. 26, 2024
For Immediate Release
Supervisors Affirm Importance of Maintaining Jobs While Examining the Benefits from Artificial Intelligence
Redwood City – San Mateo County supervisors on Tuesday approved a resolution by Supervisor Ray Mueller that affirms the County’s commitment to maintaining County jobs during advancements in artificial intelligence.
“Almost 100 years ago the economist John Maynard Keynes warned us of ‘technological unemployment’ – that is a period in a time during technological disruption, where job losses caused by technological gains will outpace job creation,” Mueller said. “This AI policy, in essence, is meant to safeguard against that outcome.”
The resolution, approved 5-0, also directs the County’s Executive’s Office to develop strategies that balance technological advancement with sustaining the workforce.
