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Parallel Session 8.5
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Risks and Regulation: The Opportunities and Pitfalls of Work 4.0 This roundtable brings together leading scholars to explore critical questions surrounding AI technologies in the workplace, with a focus on regulation and the future of work. Key topics of discussion will include: What are the primary challenges posed by AI in the workplace today? How might the relationships between technology, workers, and employers evolve in the future? What are the next frontiers for academic research in this area? And how should AI in the workplace be regulated? Given the panelists' deep involvement in academic research and policy discussions at both the EU and national levels, we anticipate a dynamic and insightful exchange. In line with ILO’s international outlook, the panelists will draw on their knowledge of a variety of jurisdictions, including the EU, UK, Canada, US and Israel. Presentations of the Special Session Lessons from the EU's Approach to the Platform Work Directive Dr Collins’ presentation will consider the position of the UK as a new Government grapples with how to improve working conditions without damaging the economic growth that it sees as necessary. This presentation will reflect on the lessons that can be learned from the EU’s approach in the Platform Work Directive and consider how the UK can build on the successes of that initiative. She will highlight how social dialogue can be introduced at every level, from local to national, to aide in the creation of compromises that are acceptable for workers and employers. Particular focus will be upon the need to reflect respect for workers’ human rights at every level, which is evident in the Platform Work Directive, and how that need might best be reflected. Application of Legal Responsibilities to Tech Actors Professor Albin's talk will explore the application of legal responsibilities to tech actors within the AI network, drawing a parallel to the legal obligations imposed on employers. She will adopt a dual approach: a top-down analysis of the EU AI Act and the Machinery Regulation, alongside a bottom-up perspective informed by a novel research methodology. This methodology incorporates the voices of tech actors and employers, based on interviews assessing the feasibility and promotion of ethical labour AI regimes. Their insights highlight pathways for advancing such frameworks. In light of the global shift toward joint responsibility in AI regulation, Albin’s work underscores the integration of labour considerations into these legal frameworks and offers guidance on how these responsibilities should be structured and enforced. Limitations of Platform Work Directive relating to Algorithmic Management Professor De Stefano will discuss the weak points of the algorithmic management chapter in the Platform Work Directive, particularly its limitations regarding the personal scope of certain protective provisions, as well as the fact that it primarily establishes an obligation of information and consultation rather than more substantive rights concerning algorithmic management. Professor De Stefano will argue that these limitations stem from the constraints of EU competences in work-related matters. The EU’s regulatory framework imposes boundaries on the extent to which it can legislate on issues such as self-employment and collective agreements on algorithmic management, which in turn shapes the directive’s limited scope. In contrast, the ILO does not face these same constraints. The ILO’s standard-setting process on platform work should not replicate the limitations of the Platform Work Directive and the ILO has the opportunity - and the responsibility - to engage more comprehensively with issues of personal scope and collective bargaining. Regulating AI at Work: Beware the Omnibus Instrument(s) TBC | |