Odd Lots · Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Governor Kathy Hochul discussed her administration's proactive approach to managing AI's impact on the labor market, drawing lessons from past industrial disruptions. She highlighted the need for 'Plan B' for displaced workers, focusing on reskilling programs and ensuring that technological advancements benefit society broadly without leaving segments of the workforce behind.
“But this is where I want to get ahead of this before we have these disruptive effects. What is the alternative for the people who now are the ones recounting on to drive us in person? You have to have a plan B.”
“As the people that are currently driving vehicles, are they able to get some basic AI competency program that we put forward and they might get a job that pays even more. Let let's make there be a positive impact of this.”
“I cannot have companies be successful but leave. They can be successful but leave everybody else behind. That's not how we do things in New York. We lift everybody up.”