Chaya Nayak on AI will create a permanent underclass

Chaya Nayak

Head of policy partnerships at OpenAI; testified to Congress on AI and work in 2026.

There is still time for workers to shape how AI fits into their jobs rather than having it imposed on them after the fact.

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Testimony of Chaya Nayak, Hearing Before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce “Building an AI-Ready America”

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AI will create a permanent underclass

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AI Verified The quote is about workers shaping how AI fits into their jobs rather than being imposed on them, which directly bears on the statement about a permanent underclass. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified The quote says there is still time for workers to shape how AI fits into their jobs, which points against a permanent underclass. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified Verified in Chaya Nayak’s House testimony; the sentence appears verbatim in the PDF and is about workers shaping AI at work. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 2mo ago

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