🤖 Contrary to the dominant narrative about General-Purpose #AI models, they are not ‘autonomous’ nor do they have real ‘agency’ 🧑‍💼 Human #labour in fact plays a central role in every phase of their development, often under precarious conditions - an important fact to remember on World Day for Decent Work #WDDW24 ✊ As the @EU_Commission moves to develop the first #GPAI Code of Practice, with actionable guidelines for industry, our new 📑 policy brief by @APonceETUI calls for stronger political action to address the hidden human and environmental costs of #GenerativeAI Read it here 🔗 etui.org/Z85

🙌 The ETUI team out in force at our annual away day to discuss our 5⃣ priorities in our upcoming work programme: 1⃣ Empowerment of #TradeUnions 2⃣ A new socio-ecological contract 3⃣ A fair deal for #workers 4⃣ Democracy reinforced 5⃣ Capacity building for trade unions 👋 Big welcome too to our new General Director @AndrewWattEU! Take a look at our work and activities here 🔗 etui.org

'Friends, #ArtificialIntelligence is transforming the way we work. We need to exercise our moral imagination. Use our hard learnt lessons of what can go wrong in the world of work and prevent detrimental use of #AI with all tools at our disposal.' @etuc_ces General Secretary @EstherLynchs set the tone for our recent launch of the ETUI book 'Artificial intelligence, labour and society' 📗 The book's editor, ETUI senior researcher @APonceETUI, set out the vision of the project: 'This book aims to shape a new and inclusive social contract for #AI, in the hope that the next @EU_Commission will commit to #sustainableAI and the protection of human dignity, particularly at work.' Many thanks to the book contributors and to the event speakers 👏 Download or order your copy here 🔗 etui.org/ZhY

🗓️ Don't miss our upcoming launch of 'Artificial intelligence, labour and society' in Brussels on 31 May 📗 This book brings together the reflections of academics and research activists from across the world on the #AI transformation and its legal, societal, global, environmental, technological and labour dimensions 🗣️ Round-table discussion with: @APonceETUI, editor of the book @EstherLynchs, General Secretary of the @etuc_ces @IsaSchoemann, Acting General Director of the ETUI @IngaUlnicane, University of Birmingham @lukashondrich, @algorithmwatch @LauraNurski, @CEPS_thinktank Register here 🔗 etui.org/Zho Grab your copy of the book here 🔗 etui.org/ZhJ