In “Worker Power and Voice in the AI Response,” we outline a series of action-oriented recommendations to respond to the use of artificial intelligence in the workplace, such as banning the use …
TRADE UNIONS, STRATEGIC LITIGATION AND DIGITAL LABOUR PLATFORMS: A CASE-STUDY OF THE CGIL
Platform workers often face a justice gap in enforcing their rights and this is mainly due to the extensive use of algorithmic management practices that are central to their business …
A Leaked Memo Shows TikTok Knows It Has a Labor Problem
LAST MONTH, A court in Kenya issued a landmark ruling against Meta, owner of Facebook and Instagram. The US tech giant was, the court ruled, the “true employer” of the hundreds of people …
No Robot Bosses Act (Proposed)
The No Robot Bosses Act would prohibit employers from relying exclusively on automated decision-making systems in making employment decisions such as hiring or firing workers. The bill would require testing and …
Stop Spying Bosses Act (Proposed)
The Stop Spying Bosses Act would outlaw workplace surveillance for monitoring worker organizing or using AI to make behavioral predictions. The bill would also require employers who surveil employees to …
OpenAI Used Kenyan Workers on Less Than $2 Per Hour to Make ChatGPT Less Toxic
ChatGPT was hailed as one 2022’s most impressive technological innovations upon its release last November. The powerful artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot can generate text on almost any topic or theme, …
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AI Is a Lot of Work
“As the technology becomes ubiquitous, a vast tasker underclass is emerging — and not going anywhere. A few months after graduating from college in Nairobi, a 30-year-old I’ll call Joe got …