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Mary Towers

@marymayling.bsky.social

TUC. AI. Workers' rights.

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Worker led innovation is key to ensuring AI at work is genuinely beneficial for all, equitable, sustainable and just. This timely and important report from @jlthorne.bsky.social KIT Karlsruhe @autonomy-institute.bsky.social sets out historical examples we can draw on to inform present challenges.

23.01.2025 15:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

In this @@bunkerpod.bsky.social I explore with @nndroid.bsky.social many different issues relating to AI at work - but the thread running through our chat is the importance of worker voice, collectivism and economic justice in industrial revolutions past and present.

21.01.2025 21:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Today, the Government has announced plans to harness the opportunities of AI to drive economic growth and transform services.

As the countryโ€™s leading tech union we want to see workers positively involved in every stage of development.

Read our full response: prospect.org.uk/news/uk-can-...

13.01.2025 13:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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1/4: Our members are already reporting major changes to working conditions due to the introduction of AI, which creates new risks and all too often results in workers feeling alienated and demotivated.

13.01.2025 13:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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AI must be used to enhance public services, not replace workers, says UNISON | News, Press release | News | UNISON National UK workers have vast expertise andย insightย that can help shape AI development in waysย toย benefit everyone

โ€œIf AI is to play a positive role in public services, it must be managed carefully and responsibly. That means proper input from workers and all parts of society to ensure itโ€™s not only the voice of big tech being heard.โ€

www.unison.org.uk/news/2025/01...

13.01.2025 13:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We have responded to the Governmentโ€™s 'AI Opportunities Action Plan' released today by calling for rights and ethical data use to be at the heart of the approach to โ€˜turbochargeโ€™ AI adoption.

13.01.2025 16:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Trade union ideas for realising AI opportunities: ๐Ÿค๐Ÿฝ collective bargaining
๐Ÿ’กworker led innovation
๐Ÿ‘ท๐Ÿฝ AI to enhance work
โš–๏ธ equal outcomes
โค๏ธ protect human values and creativity
๐ŸŒŽ sustainable growth
๐Ÿช‘ seat at the table for worker reps
๐Ÿ“ƒ update laws
๐Ÿ”ฅempower people

13.01.2025 14:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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