AWARE Act
Sponsored By: Representative Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5]
In Committee
Summary
This bill would require the Bureau of Labor Statistics to measure AI use in the workplace and fold that information into core labor statistics. It would begin initial data collection within 18 months and use the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act definition of artificial intelligence.
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- Policymakers, educators, and researchers would get timely, representative data on how AI changes jobs, tasks, wages, hiring, and training needs.
- Employers and businesses would appear in employer-side surveys documenting AI adoption and related changes in business conditions.
- Workers and training providers would see worker-level information on AI use inside jobs, task shifts, and AI-related training or upskilling.
- The Bureau of Labor Statistics would add AI usage to measures of total hours worked and other employment statistics to improve projections and workforce analysis.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
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BLS to track workplace AI use
If enacted, the bill would require the Bureau of Labor Statistics to collect nationwide data on how businesses and products use artificial intelligence. The agency would add AI use to its official labor statistics and to measures of total hours worked. Data collection would have to begin no later than 18 months after the bill becomes law. The bill would use the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act's legal definition of artificial intelligence.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5]
MI • R
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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