Making America AI-Ready: Reaching Every American Worker Via Text Message

As AI reshapes the economy, access to foundational AI skills is becoming a prerequisite for participating in the future of work. This fireside chat explores a bold new partnership between the U.S. Department of Labor and Arist, delivering AI skilling through accessible, bite-sized lessons via the most ubiquitous channel: text messaging. This conversation will examine how meeting workers where they are can unlock scalable pathways to skill-building—especially for those with limited time or access to traditional formats—and how innovative distribution models can expand opportunity, accelerate adoption, and equip more Americans to navigate and benefit from the AI era.