Generative AI, the American worker, and the future of work

Generative AI will produce positive and negative externalities when it comes to labor.

In 2022, the creators of ChatGPT-3.5 released generative AI to the world. The new technology provided an alternative to conventional work and content creation. Though innovations and automation have disrupted labor models for centuries, Gen AI presents a new, unique set of issues. For many stakeholders, one emerging concern is that it will replace workers as the technology evolves and its uses multiply across industries.

Due to the rapid rise of Gen AI, businesses, workers, and governments have not properly prepared to assess the promise and potential economic peril of the widespread adoption of the technology. Some observers believe Gen AI could...