HUMHUM-005 — Workforce Displacement Anxiety
Generative AI Automation Widens Labour Market Inequality
3/5Sector: TechnologyGeography: GlobalStage: OperateIngested: —
Executive Summary
Generative AI development systematically automates rather than augments work, concentrating profits among technology firms whilst displacing and underpaying the workers and creators whose labour underpins model training. Boards face regulatory and reputational exposure as scrutiny of AI supply chain labour practices intensifies across major jurisdictions.
Domain
Human Factors
Blindspots in change management, skills, human-AI collaboration, trust, workforce, and culture.
Source
MIT AI Risk Repository — Generating Harms - Generative AI's impact and paths forwards (EPIC2023) ↗https://airisk.mit.edu/
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