Guidelines for Moral Artificial Intelligence
UNI Global Union Advocates for Ethical AI and Workers' Data Rights
In a bid to safeguard workers' interests and promote fairness in the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence (AI), the UNI Global Union has put forth two sets of principles: the Ten Principles for Ethical AI and the Ten Principles for Workers' Data Rights.
The Ten Principles for Ethical AI emphasise the importance of protecting workers' rights, ensuring fairness, transparency, accountability, and inclusivity in AI systems used in workplaces. These principles aim to prevent harm, safeguard privacy, ensure meaningful human oversight, promote non-discrimination, and enable workers to have a voice in how AI affects their work.
The Ten Principles for Workers' Data Rights, although not explicitly defined in the text, are closely related and specifically address the ethical handling of workers' personal and workplace data by employers and AI systems. These principles encompass transparency about data use, informed consent, privacy protection, fairness, accountability, and workers' ability to access, control, and contest decisions made using their data.
Together, these frameworks reflect UNI Global Union's comprehensive approach to the ethical use of AI and data in labor contexts. The Ethical AI principles guide the overall deployment and governance of AI systems in workplaces, while the Workers' Data Rights principles provide complementary, concrete protections for the data generated about workers and used in AI-driven decisions.
In light of the increasing adoption of AI, these principles are crucial in maintaining a healthy balance of power in workplaces and empowering workers, preventing exploitation, and promoting human dignity and fairness.
UNI Global Union calls upon unions and multinational worker alliances to take immediate action, integrating these principles into collective agreements, industrial policies, and Global Framework Agreements. By doing so, they can help ensure a sustainable and just labor landscape in the AI-integrated world of work.
References: [1] [Ethical AI and Workers' Data Rights Initiatives] [2] [AI and Labor: The Need for Ethical Guidelines] [3] [Promoting Fairness and Human Dignity in AI-driven Workplaces]
- The Ten Principles for Ethical AI underscore the significance of AI technology in education and self-development, promoting fairness and transparency to foster personal growth by protecting workers' rights and ensuring meaningful human oversight.
- As artificial-intelligence systems become prevalent, adherence to the Ten Principles for Workers' Data Rights is essential to maintain health and integrity in society by ensuring transparency about data use, informed consent, and workers' ability to contest decisions made using their data.
- In advocating for ethical AI and workers' data rights, UNI Global Union not only safers workers' interests but also contributes to the evolution of art, culture, and society by guaranteeing human dignity, accountability, and non-discrimination in the AI-driven world of work.
