Greg Casar
Rep. · Democratic US representative for Texas · Representative
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- Representative for Texas's 35th district, US House of Representatives (Democratic Party)January 3, 2023–now · Wikidata
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What they said
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“AI CEOs are openly predicting their technology could put millions of Americans out of work, and our government is doing nothing to save jobs and protect working people”
“To impose a tax on artificial intelligence token usage and establish a Work Protection Administration within the Department of Labor, and for other purposes.”
“the use of a foundation model by the taxpayer or a sale, license, or exchange of such use or access to a foundation model to a related party if such use enables or results in a reduction in the workforce of the taxpayer or of such related party.”
“Each eligible entity awarded a grant under section 401 shall use such funds to hire employees for jobs for which the primary duties are to be carried out by a natural person”
In the Base
Every entry they appear in.
Was this the AI election?
Transformer's weekly briefing argues that AI is not a top issue for most voters before the US midterms, but that campaigns' behaviour suggests it matters at the margin. It also summarises Anthropic's IPO filing, new congressional letters, and OpenAI's training-environment fix.
US Reps Lead Democratic Resolution Opposing A.I. Bubble Bailout for Big Tech
According to its title, a page on the House progressives' site announces a Democratic resolution, led by Reps. Casar and Waters, opposing a bailout of Big Tech if an AI bubble bursts. The page was not read; its contents and the resolution's text are unknown.
AI labs in progressives’ sights if Democrats win House
According to the description, Politico reports that Representative Greg Casar says Democrats should call AI company chiefs before Congress to answer for the risks their companies pose if the party wins the House. Full text was not readable.
Is a job guarantee the solution to mass AI unemployment?
In an analysis piece, The Guardian's Nick Romeo reports that a federal job guarantee is gaining attention in the US as a response to possible AI-driven job loss. It describes proposals in Congress, a small Cleveland pilot, and economists' arguments on cost.
Democrats prepare to battle over AI regulation
Transformer's briefing leads with Shakeel Hashim's analysis that Democrats, who Transformer says look increasingly likely to win both chambers, are floating rival AI bills: a standards agency with an emergency shutdown switch, constant oversight of frontier models, liability, a jobs programme, a superintelligence ban. It also reports OpenAI firing three safety researchers and a House chair backing a kill switch.
H.R. 10044, AI Tax and Work Protection Act (bill as introduced)
H.R. 10044, introduced by Casar with Foushee and Jacobs, would tax makers and sellers of large AI models the greater of 2% of the value of tokens processed or 3% of AI-service revenue, rising as U-4 unemployment passes 5%. A new Labor Department agency would award grants for jobs in fields like child care and schools. A proposal, not law.