A person walks by a banner depicting President Trump on the face of the Labor Department building near the Capitol in Washington, DC in February 2026 Ken Cedeno/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ken Cedeno/AFP via Getty Images If AI could save you five hours a week, the government wants to know: “what would [you] do with that time?” Would you spend “More time with family? Finally launch that Etsy shop? Fix the garage once and for all?” That’s the hopeful opening of a new AI literacy course from the Department of Labor. “Just keep it in mind. That’s your WHY for being here.” Late last month, the department launched the course titled “Make America AI-Ready” with a goal to, in the course’s own words and emojis, “make AI feel less like a mystery and more like a tool you actually want to use. 💪” The Trump administration has largely supported the needs of the AI industry. It installed Silicon Valley executives in the White House, repeatedly tried to preempt state AI laws …