Roundtable on Policy Solutions to Address Automation and the Future of Work

Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), ranking member of the Committee on Education and the Workforce, will hold a member roundtable on federal policy responses to automation and the future of work. Members are invited to hear from experts on how automation could lead to a significant displacement of U.S. workers and potential federal policy responses.

WHO:     

Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), Ranking Member of the Committee on Education & the Workforce

Spencer Overton, President of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies

Thomas Kochan, George Maverick Bunker Professor of Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management

Tom Mitchell, E. Fredkin University Professor at the Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science

Dr. Maya Rockeymoore, President and CEO of Global Policy Solutions 

WHAT:    Member roundtable on federal policy responses to automation and the future of work.  

BACKGROUND: Emerging automation and artificial intelligence technologies have the potential not only to disrupt labor markets in key sectors, but also to displace a large numbers of workers. Research shows this will have a disparate impact on low wage workers including women and people of color. In the coming years, the country will be faced with increasing job loss as a result of automation. An Oxford University study estimates that 47 percent of U.S. jobs may be automated by 2033. Innovative policies are needed to respond to these future changes.