Without Robust Guardrails, AI Harms Workers

“An overview of how unregulated AI deployment harms workers This issue brief exposes the reality behind the AI hype, documenting how employers are rapidly deploying error-prone and biased systems to …

Welcome, but fix these: Gig workers’ union seeks changes to Telangana’s bill

The Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union (TGPWU) on Tuesday, March 24, welcomed the state Cabinet’s decision to approve the Telangana Platform-Based Gig Workers (Registration, Social Security and Welfare) Bill, …

Milan prosecutor orders Deliveroo unit under court administration

A prosecutor in Milan has ordered the Italian subsidiary of Deliveroo to be placed under court administration, accusing the food delivery service of exploiting its workers. The measure signed Monday, …

OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible AI

“This report provides practical guidance to enterprises for implementing OECD standards on responsible business conduct (RBC) and the OECD AI Principles when developing and using artificial intelligence (AI). It aims …

Gen AI, occupational segregation and gender equality in the world of work

This brief has shown that women are more exposed to the impacts of Gen AI than men, due to their concentration in occupations and tasks that are more susceptible to …

Women at greater risk of AI job losses, warns ILO

new report from the International Labour Organization (ILO) has revealed that women are considerably more likely to see their jobs put at risk by the rise of generative AI, with …

Gig platforms fail to block termination protections for Seattle app workers

An alliance of gig platforms has failed to block a series of gig worker protections in Seattle after claiming that a city ordinance, which establishes termination protections for drivers, violated …

Kenyan rights group wants Meta’s smart glasses footage investigated

The Oversight Labs, a Kenyan digital rights group, has asked the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) to investigate whether footage captured by Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses is being …

Italy watchdog bans Amazon logistics unit from using staff personal data

MILAN, Feb 24 (Reuters) – Italy’s privacy watchdog on Tuesday ordered a local unit of e-commerce giant Amazon (AMZN.O), opens new tab to stop using the personal information of more than 1,800 …

BUILDING PRO-WORKER ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

This paper defines pro-worker technologies, including Artificial Intelligence, as technologies that make human skills and expertise more valuable by expanding worker capabilities. Our conceptual framework distinguishes among five categories of …