The Department of Labor announced a series of listening sessions regarding artificial intelligence on Dec. 13-15. During the listening sessions, DOL will seek feedback on job displacement risks and career opportunities related to AI; labor standards and job quality implications of AI in the workplace, including those related to equity, protected activity, compensation, and health and safety; and implications of employers using AI to collect data on workers, including issues such as data privacy, ownership and transparency.
The Dec. 13 listening session will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. ET and will be a comprehensive and open-ended listening session. The Dec. 14 listening session will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET and will focus on hearing how AI developers and employers are designing and deploying AI in the workplace. The Dec. 15 listening session will be held from 2 to 3:30 p.m. ET and will focus on hearing how workers, unions, worker advocates and AI researchers are considering the impact of AI in the workplace.