As employers integrate generative AI into workplaces, the application of these technologies can obscure how they enable new dynamics of extraction, devalue human labor, and build on older practices of algorithmic control. The impacts of generative AI have been felt across a wide range of industries, including healthcare, education, retail, and the public sector. Labor unions, worker organizations, and workers themselves have begun to grapple not only with displacement but with fundamental shifts in how they experience their workplaces.
At the center of these issues is the question of value. Generative AI models are marketed as the next revolution in work automation: intelligent and creative, capable of producing compelling stories, effective code, and hyper-realistic artwork that mimics human creativity in a fraction of the time and expense. This has led to a variety of economic predictions, ranging from the potential of mass job losses to the possibility of huge economic and social gains.
But AI is not just about displacement, nor is it just about “augmentation” of work. There is an urgent need to understand the uneven effects of these technologies across industries and on a broad diversity of workers, particularly as arbitrarily constructed divides about what is valuable and who is doing valuable work informs our understanding of the future.
On Tuesday, May 6, 2025 from 5-6 p.m. ET, join Dr. Julián Posada and Aiha Nguyen — online or onsite in NYC — for this public event, which sets the stage for our online workshop “What is Work Worth? Exploring What Generative AI Means for Workers’ Lives and Labor.”
4:30 p.m. ET Doors open
5-6 p.m. ET Keynote and discussion (livestreamed)
6-7 p.m. ET Reception
Accessibility
For security reasons, we require online guests to have an authorized Zoom account in order to participate. To register, sign up for a free Zoom account. Otherwise, please stay tuned for video to be posted on our website soon after the event. Closed captioning provided online. Please email [email protected] with any other accessibility needs at least 72 hours prior to the event. Documentation, including video, transcript, and resources, will be available on our website afterwards.
