Regulate AI or risk ‘dehumanisation’ at work, British unions say

In July, a survey of almost 10,000 businesses across 30 European countries found 42% used at least one AI technology and 18% had plans to adopt AI technologies in the next two years. — 123rf.com

Britain must urgently regulate how companies use artificial intelligence (AI) at work, unions said on March 25, warning of widespread discrimination if the technology is left unchecked.

AI algorithms are increasingly used in the hiring, firing and daily decisions of work life but the law has not kept up, according to a report by Britain's Trades Union Congress (TUC).