Dave McCormick: “There's so much demand for skilled trades and workers to…”

“The first consideration is the American worker. Despite predictions of mass unemployment, early evidence suggests that companies investing most heavily in AI are expanding their payrolls. Meanwhile, There's so much demand for skilled trades and workers to build energy and AI infrastructure that the trade schools can't keep up. Still, there's no doubt AI will eliminate jobs even as it creates others, just as the Internet did. And without taking proactive measures, too many workers will be left behind.” (07:53–08:00)

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