Artificial Intelligence: Introducing the AI @ Work Library
An ongoing work in progress in a fast-changing world
Dear Subscribers,
You may have noticed a new ‘AI News’ category on LaborUnionNews.com, as well as in the Daily News Digest (for paid subscribers).
The reason for this is simple: As Artificial Intelligence (AI) has an ever-growing impact in our lives, there isn’t a workplace that AI is unlikely to touch in some fashion.
To that end, over the weekend, we added a AI @ Work Library page to LaborUnionNews.com (in the fourth column for those looking on the site).
The AI @ Work Library is an ongoing, alphabetized compendium of articles by industry and job where AI is having (or about to have) an impact on the lives of workers from all walks of life.
As you might have seen recently, McKinsey & Co. reports that, by 2030, AI may cause 12 million workers’ jobs to be displaced, as well as cause a 30% decline in the amount of hours worked across the U.S.
The jobs that will be impacted are not just striking Hollywood actors and writers, but everyone (union and union-free alike)—from accountants, lawyers and doctors to construction workers and truck drivers.
“I would argue that the unions are not representing their members if they do not have it [AI] on their bargaining agendas for every contract that’s going to come up moving forward.” — Attorney Jon Hyman on Labor Relations Radio
Our goal for the AI @ Work Library is to—as we see how AI affects jobs in specific industries—continually update the Library with articles.
As workers are displaced and hours reduced, this has huge fiscal ramifications for the economy overall. And, it has already begun.
As we undergo this huge, society-changing transformation, we will continue to provide you with the news as its published, as well as this interactive tool, and podcasts with interesting guests, to help illuminate our ever-changing world.
If you see a job or industry that we’ve missed in the Library, please email us at LaborUnionNews@protonmail.com and tell us.
As always, thank you for being a subscriber of LaborUnionNews.com.
With best regards,
Peter (aka ‘The Editor)
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