Give staff more say over AI to ensure they share benefits, UK thinktank urges
Summary
A UK thinktank backed by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) says workers need more power to influence how artificial intelligence (AI) is used at work so they can share its benefits fairly. The report suggests new rules requiring employers to consult staff on AI and a worker support fund that helps employees with things like training and insurance.Key Facts
- The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) says AI is changing work and workers need more say in how it is adopted.
- Survey data shows 20% of workers feel AI improves their job, 21% say it makes work worse, and 4% believe AI has cost them a job.
- The report identifies three AI effects: helping workers (augmentation), harming work experience (degradation), and replacing workers (displacement).
- It recommends a legal requirement for employers to discuss AI adoption with employees.
- A proposed "worker support levy" would fund benefits like union membership, insurance, and training that workers could carry between jobs.
- Employee consultation could happen through unions, worker board representatives, or new advisory groups.
- TUC General Secretary Paul Nowak says AI’s benefits depend on workers actively shaping its use, drawing parallels with the Industrial Revolution’s impact on labor.
- The UK government supports AI adoption as a key driver for economic growth and public sector improvement.
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