California just put AI job losses on watch

Text us your thoughts!California just became the first state to publicly track what AI is doing to jobs and wages in near real time — and the implications stretch far beyond its borders. If this model spreads, workers everywhere may soon have data their employers have always had and they never did. On June 26th, California launched its AI and the Economy dashboard, a live, searchable tool pulling from state labor statistics and employer filings to show which roles are shrinking, which are growing, and which communities are getting hit hardest by AI adoption. California built this because workers have consistently been the last to know — finding out AI cost them their job only after the pink slip arrives. The dashboard is designed to close that gap, and the patterns it surfaces tend to preview what hits other states years later. Here is what most coverage missed about why this moment actually matters — full breakdown in today's episode. New AI news every weekday — subscribe so you don't miss tomorrow's story. Referenced Links: California Labor Market Info — EDD DashboardOffice of the Governor of CaliforniaACM FAccT 2026 Conference — Fairness, Accountability, and TransparencyIEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology Want to go deeper with AI? A community of professionals is learning AI together right now at aihammock.com — show notes, links, tools, and real conversations about how to actually use AI in your life.