Gov. Kathy Hochul has named the 20 members of FutureWorks, a blue-ribbon commission co-chaired by Tom Perez, Thasunda Brown Duckett and Molly Kinder to advise New York on AI’s impact on workers and the economy.
Gov. Kathy Hochul has named the 20 members of FutureWorks, the state commission created to advise New York on how artificial intelligence could affect workers, workforce development and the economy.
The governor announced the commission’s membership on May 18, nearly two months after first unveiling the panel at an Association for a Better New York breakfast on March 19.
FutureWorks will be co-chaired by Tom Perez, Thasunda Brown Duckett and Molly Kinder. According to the governor’s office, the commission is expected to study how AI could reshape jobs, training needs and business conditions across the state.
The panel includes leaders from labor, business, academia and policy. The membership announcement is the next step in the governor’s effort to build a state response to AI’s impact on the workforce.
The commission is expected to deliver recommendations by the end of 2026.
What happens next
The governor’s office has not said when FutureWorks will hold its first public meeting or release interim findings. For now, the formal membership announcement turns the commission from a policy proposal into an active advisory body with a defined year-end deadline.
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