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Employers Raise $500M for AI Job-Disruption Nonprofit

6/25/2026

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United States employers, governors and foundations raised $500 million to launch the nonprofit Raise Us, targeting AI-driven workforce disruption.
Funders include AI labs OpenAI and Anthropic, Bank of America, Amazon, and former U.S. Secretary of Commerce and Rhode Island governor Gina Raimondo, who leads the group.
Raise Us will pilot training in Utah, Arkansas, Maryland and Connecticut with 15 staff, while Glassdoor reports worsening AI sentiment and Workday and IBM cite AI for recent layoffs.

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United States employers, governors and foundations raised $500 million to launch the nonprofit Raise Us, targeting AI-driven workforce disruption.
Funders include AI labs OpenAI and Anthropic, Bank of America, Amazon, and former U.S. Secretary of Commerce and Rhode Island governor Gina Raimondo, who leads the group.
Raise Us will pilot training in Utah, Arkansas, Maryland and Connecticut with 15 staff, while Glassdoor reports worsening AI sentiment and Workday and IBM cite AI for recent layoffs.