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Officials tell commission AI and mega projects are reshaping Baton Rouge’s job market
Summary
Louisiana Economic Development and regional partners told the SWAT commission that artificial intelligence, the Meta project and major industrial investments such as Hyundai Steel and a Silicon Valley-backed shipyard will transform regional labor demand and create both opportunities and retention challenges.
State and regional economic development leaders told the Baton Rouge SWAT Analysis Study Commission on Feb. 5 that artificial intelligence and several large investment projects will reshape the region’s job market and heighten the need for technical training and talent retention.
Josh Blake, chief innovation officer at Louisiana Economic Development, framed AI as a “general-purpose technology” that will affect every industry. LED officials said that embracing AI and related robotics and automation is necessary if Louisiana is to capture the…
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