'Risk of becoming wild west' | TUC launches taskforce to safeguard workers from AI

In the professional world, nothing is contributing to both anxiety and excitement about the future of work more than the prominence of artificial intelligence in the workplace.

As AI becomes more integrated into job roles, many experts have raised concerns about how this powerful technology might negatively impact workers through making some jobs redundant and increasing job displacement and unemployment.

Despite this, some experts also point to the productivity gains workers and companies are likely to experience as a positive result of the integration of this technology.

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To gauge the risks involved with AI and how it’s going to impact workers, the TUC has launched a taskforce, as it calls for “urgent” new legislation to safeguard workers from the potential risks of AI.