WASHINGTON — AI automation was the focus of a congressional hearing led by Fifth District Congressman Tim Walberg this week.
The hearing centered on expanding AI use in construction, trucking and warehouse operations in the name of efficiency and safety. However, no federal worker training programs, wage protections, or transition plans were proposed alongside that push.
In Lenawee County, where manufacturing, logistics and construction make up a significant share of employment, AI automation could reduce labor hours, slow hiring and increase pressure on wages if companies adopt efficiency-driven systems without workforce safeguards…