{"id":25041,"date":"2026-05-22T15:37:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T15:37:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/?p=871182"},"modified":"2026-05-22T15:37:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T15:37:46","slug":"gov-newsom-issues-executive-order-to-prep-workers-businesses-for-ai-disruption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/2026\/05\/22\/gov-newsom-issues-executive-order-to-prep-workers-businesses-for-ai-disruption\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov. Newsom Issues Executive Order to Prep Workers, Businesses for AI Disruption"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/artificial-intelligence-in-modern-GPU-274722020-Depositphotos-580x357.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/artificial-intelligence-in-modern-GPU-274722020-Depositphotos-scaled.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<ul class=\"nav nav-tabs tabs tabs-entry\">\n<li class=\"active\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/news\/west\/2026\/05\/22\/871182.htm\">Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/news\/west\/2026\/05\/22\/871182.htm?comments\" rel=\"nofollow\">0 Comments<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"article-content clearfix\">\n<p>California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order to attempt to deal with the impacts of artificial intelligence on workers and businesses.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/news\/national\/2026\/05\/22\/871138.htm\">Acrisure to Cut 2,250 Employees, Citing Advances in Technology and AI<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"bzn bzn-sized bzn-intext\">\n<ins data-revive-zoneid=\"79\" data-revive-topics=\"ai,data-driven,insurtech,tech\" data-revive-companies data-revive-block=\"1\" data-revive-id=\"36eb7c2bd3daa932a43cc2a8ffbed3a9\"><\/ins> <\/div>\n<p>The order directs the state to explore policies that include severance standards, employment insurance and transition support for displaced workers, worker ownership models, universal basic capital concepts, expanded workforce training and better tracking of hiring and payroll trends to help respond to potential layoffs and economic disruption.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/5.21.26-AI-Workforce-EO-FINAL-SIGNED.pdf\">order directs the certain state agencies<\/a> to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Evaluate and support opportunities to expand and enhance worker ownership models to support capital growth and build wealth from productivity gains among workers, including employee-owned company structures.<\/li>\n<li>Support small businesses through educational and incentive opportunities on best practices and applications for using emerging technology.<\/li>\n<li>Identify ways the collective bargaining process has delivered positive outcomes for workers.<\/li>\n<li>Add more on-the-job training and AI preparation in higher education.<\/li>\n<li>Review policies that provide workers with a safety net, including severance and other forms of compensation such as stock or other forms of equity.<\/li>\n<li>Increase awareness and enrollment of employment insurance programs.<\/li>\n<li>Create an AI playbook to modernize job training programs, including expanding strategies for connecting dislocated workers with training and technical assistance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The order mandates that within within 90 days the Labor and Workforce Development Agency and other state agencies in consultation with academic and private industry partners must provide a review of emerging research identifying the potential workforce impacts of technological shifts, including AI\u2019s impact on California\u2019s labor market and potential disproportionate impacts on demographic groups.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagtag\"> <span class=\"tagtag\">Topics<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/insurtech\/\" class=\"btn btn-sm btn-primary tagtag\">InsurTech<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/data-driven\/\" class=\"btn btn-sm btn-primary tagtag\">Data Driven<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/ai\/\" class=\"btn btn-sm btn-primary tagtag\">Artificial Intelligence<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/tech\/\" class=\"btn btn-sm btn-primary tagtag\">Tech<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-poll\" data-post=\"871182\">\n<div class=\"article-poll-vote\">\n<p>Was this article valuable?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-poll-feedback voted-no\">\n<form class=\"feedback-form\">\n<p>Thank you! 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