Open Frontier proposed a federal framework pairing artificial intelligence safeguards with routes into work and business ownership, citing polling that found limited expectations for local job creation and public benefits. The initiative, announced Wednesday, Nov. 11, targets young workers, career changers and small businesses.
Open Frontier said AI use among voters surveyed in Michigan, Nevada and South Carolina reached 73% over the prior year; 29% expected AI to add jobs in their communities. The organization said 77% lacked confidence that the government would help ensure ordinary people shared in AI’s benefits. The release does not name the pollster or provide sample sizes or field dates.
The proposal would pair paid entry-level roles with employer training judged by measurable results, alongside income support for people changing careers and affordable AI tools for workers, founders and small businesses. Open Frontier recommends testing the package for 12 months in South Carolina, Nevada, Michigan and an unnamed professional-services metro, with the trial intended to inform possible wider use.
The release gives no funding plan or start date and does not say whether the pilot has been funded. It names no federal agency to administer the framework.
The paper cites the GI Bill, rural electrification and Year Up as historical examples of efforts to expand opportunity. “Early opportunities for young people cannot disappear,” said Erik Balsbaugh, Open Frontier’s executive director.
