Our AI Works Initiative
Economy
Enabling economic opportunity
OVERVIEW
AI offers an incredible opportunity to drive economic growth and transform productivity, but these benefits are not automatic. To seize this moment, we must collaborate to build skills and policy frameworks that support workers, ensuring AI's economic benefits reach every American.
AGENDA
Unlocking AI’s potential
OVERVIEW
AI offers an incredible opportunity to drive economic growth and transform productivity, but these benefits are not automatic. To seize this moment, we must collaborate to build skills and policy frameworks that support workers, ensuring AI's economic benefits reach every American.
Our policy priorities for expanding economic opportunity
Investing
in the workforce at every stage
in the workforce at every stage
Broadening
access and AI adoption
access and AI adoption
Driving
AI competitiveness and innovation
AI competitiveness and innovation
Building
robust AI infrastructure
robust AI infrastructure
Investing in the workforce at every stage
As AI adoption rises, increasing evidence points to jobs adapting to or being augmented by AI. To empower workers, we’re partnering with governments and industries to invest in training, ensuring everyone can access the skills needed to thrive in an AI-driven economy. This includes a $1 billion commitment to education and job training in the U.S.
Broadening access and AI adoption
AI has the potential to lift economic growth for the U.S. and around the world. At Google, we’re empowering workers and businesses to innovate with AI and discover unique ways to grow. To ensure all people can benefit from AI, we’re committed to working with government, industry, and civil society — from helping millions gain job-ready skills to investing hundreds of billions in the infrastructure needed for this transformative technology.
Driving AI competitiveness and innovation
Global leadership isn’t just about who builds AI, but about who implements it most effectively. Countries that start using AI solutions have the potential to become stronger, safer, and more competitive – from unlocking productivity across the economy to protecting national security interests.
Building robust AI infrastructure
Unlocking AI’s potential requires the power and infrastructure to run it. Google’s approach involves covering the costs of our energy and growth, bringing new power to the grid, investing in innovative energy solutions and efficiency measures, and creating local and long-term jobs in the communities we call home.
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Strengthening infrastructure and industry
To accelerate the onshoring of manufacturing within America, we’re providing policy recommendations that support grid optimization and planning, as well as workforce initiatives and investments that will empower a new generation of electricians, technicians, and skilled workers.
Powering a new era of American innovation
Our strategic policy proposals for regulation and investment to sustain U.S. competitiveness in AI advancement.
Accelerating growth with tools that empower
AI is a way for small businesses and startups to harness the same powerful tools that used to be available only to large corporations. Through our programs and partnerships, we provide SMBs with AI solutions for productivity and growth, helping them save time, reduce costs, and compete more effectively.
Small businesses see the transformative potential of artificial intelligence
82% of small business leaders have already seen positive outcomes on their businesses because of AI.
Google for Small Businesses
We provide small- and medium-sized businesses with AI solutions to help them increase their digital presence and build sustainable growth through operational efficiency.
Google for Startups
We connect startups around the world with the right people, products, and best practices to thrive and grow.
Partnerships
Studies, reports, and whitepapers
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Electrical Training ALLIANCE with IBEW and NECA
American Compass
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Expertise
David Autor, Neil Thompson
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Building Pro-Worker Artificial Intelligence
Daron Acemoglu, David Autor & Simon Johnson
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The Path to AI Fluency: AI Works for America
Google, Ipsos
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Generally Faster: The Economic Impact of Generative AI
Andrew McAfee, Google
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A New Era of American Innovation Podcast
Wall Street Journal, Google
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AI: The Productivity Engine
The Atlantic, Google
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Applying AI to Rebuild Middle Class Jobs
National Bureau of Economic Research