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00:02A bipartisan coalition of companies, policymakers, states, and philanthropic groups
00:07launched Raise U.S. to prepare the U.S. workforce for AI-driven disruption, according to CNBC.
00:14The group will be led by former Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo
00:17and former Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb.
00:20Amazon, Microsoft, Bank of America, Eli Lilly, OpenAI, and Anthropic are involved.
00:27Raise U.S. said it has raised more than $500 million, about half of its multi-year goal.
00:33The group will work first with Arkansas, Maryland, Utah, and Connecticut.
00:37Its efforts will include retraining, corporate incentives to retain disrupted workers,
00:41and policy proposals for unemployment benefits.
00:45Raimondo said more attention is needed on securing the future for American workers.
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