RAISE US launches with $500m to retrain workers for the AI economy
A bipartisan nonprofit founded by Gina Raimondo and Eric Holcomb plans to work with states and employers on education and retraining.
Rajan Mehta
Writer ·
A new bipartisan nonprofit called RAISE US is launching with more than $500 million to help workers adapt as artificial intelligence reshapes the labour market.
Founded by former US commerce secretary Gina Raimondo and former Indiana governor Eric Holcomb, the organisation plans to work with states and employers on education and retraining programmes aimed at people whose jobs are most exposed to automation.
Why now
The push reflects mounting concern that the speed of AI adoption could outpace the ability of the existing workforce to reskill, leaving gaps in sectors from administration to customer service.
What happens next
Backers say the scale of the funding signals an attempt to move beyond pilot schemes toward national-level training infrastructure, with state and employer partnerships expected to follow.
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