AI must be addressed as a labor issue, and workers should be part of decision-making in AI policy. Moving beyond common AI tropes and assumptions of mass job displacement, we seek a deeper understanding of how AI is reshaping the value of work, workplace conditions,  underlying business models and ultimately, power relations.

AI, AUTOMATION, AND LABOR 

AI must be addressed as a labor issue, and workers should be part of decision-making in AI policy. Moving beyond common AI tropes and assumptions of mass job displacement, we seek a deeper understanding of the everyday effects of AI on workplace responsibilities and conditions — as well as how AI shapes underlying business models and power relations. 

LABOR, RACE, AND TECHNOLOGY

Motivated by critical gaps in research, policy, and public discourse, we build interdisciplinary conceptual bridges between the worker justice and racial justice movements that affirm their shared values, while adding nuance and cultural context to the public discourse about “the future of work” — with the goal of shaping policy and practice for the betterment of all workers. 

CONNECTING RESEARCH, POLICY, AND ACTION

Realizing that our mission will take more than research, we explore how this knowledge can be applied to real world situations. Through fostering relationships with external partners and stakeholders, we endeavor to contribute to opportunities for workers to organize, create policy, and influence the development of technology.