US lawmakers are urging Congress to confront AI-driven job losses, warning that automation could displace workers as layoff data and blunt warnings from bank chiefs intensify pressure.
Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders led the latest calls.
Warren said Congress cannot wait years to measure layoffs before acting, arguing workers need protection now.
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Sanders went further, blaming industry money for the stalemate.
“Is Congress doing anything to help the millions of workers who could lose their jobs to AI and robotics? No. They’re intimidated by the hundreds of millions the AI industry is pouring into super PACs. We must ban super PACs and crack down on corruption,” he said.
The concern crosses party lines. Republican Senator Josh Hawley has put jobs at the center of his warnings about AI. He cited an Economist report that nearly one in five US workers expect AI or automation to take their jobs.
Hawley argued that such fear should not be brushed aside with promises of long-term gains.
“That anxiety deserves to be taken seriously, not glossed over with promises of long-term benefits. It’s true that the economy is not zero-sum—automation of human labor in some domains might open up opportunities in others,” he wrote.
The warnings come as new data showed AI behind 38,579 US job cuts in May, the highest monthly total since tracking began. For the year, employers have tied 87,714 cuts to AI. That total already tops the 54,836 blamed on the technology in all of 2025.
The pressure now reaches various sectors. JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon has said AI will eliminate jobs, and Citigroup’s Jane Fraser expects some roles to become unnecessary.
According to Debasish Patnaik of QuantumBlack AI unit, banks are reducing junior analyst classes by as much as two-thirds.
BeInCrypto reported that Standard Chartered plans to cut more than 15% of corporate function roles by 2030 as AI use rises. Meanwhile, customer service also sits directly in the path now.
Not everyone shares the alarm. Andreessen Horowitz partner David George has rejected the AI job apocalypse as a myth. Economist Tyler Cowen makes a similar case.
He says AI lets small teams accomplish far more than before. That shift, he argues, should spawn more companies, projects, and nonprofits.
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