Commissioner Trusty Speaks at National Urban League

When I was a gymnast, we competed under what’s called the “Code of Points”, the rulebook that defines how routines are scored and how difficulty is evaluated. Over time, that Code changes. And when it does, athletes must adapt. Skills that were once cutting-edge become baseline. Combinations that once impressed judges no longer earn top scores. To stay competitive, I had to learn new skills, more difficult tumbling passes, more complex combinations, and sometimes routines that felt risky and uncomfortable at first. This required retraining, a commitment to continuous learning, and an understanding that transformation was required to be competitive at the collegiate level. Today, in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, our workforce is facing a similar moment. AI represents an updated Code of Points, as intelligent technologies are reshaping the job market and the skills needed for workers to succeed. Although this new technology frontier promises vast economic and national security benefits, a part of realizing those gains depends on empowering workers, across communities, across industries, and across generations, to thrive in an AI-driven era.