Khana warns AI could 'erode' workers' rights, pay

Rep. Ro Khana (D-Calif.) warned about the risks the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) could have on the working class and called for federal policy that would give workers power over decisions about AI in an op-ed published Thursday in . Khana, who represents a district that includes Silicon Valley, wrote that while AI will “undoubtedly bring benefits” to the economy, the “real challenge” is figuring out how to “center the dignity and economic security of working-class Americans during the changes to come.” “The Democratic Party cannot claim to be the party of the working class if we allow A.I. to erode the earnings and security…