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As employers integrate generative AI into workplaces, the application of these technologies can obscure how they enable new dynamics of extraction, devalue human labor, & build on older practices of algorithmic control. The impacts of generative AI have been felt across a wide range of industries, including healthcare, education, retail, & the public sector. Labor unions, worker organizations, & workers themselves have begun to grapple not only with displacement but with fundamental shifts in how they experience their workplaces.
At the center of these issues is the question of value. Generative AI models are marketed as the next revolution in work automation: intelligent & creative, capable of producing compelling stories, effective code, & hyper-realistic artwork that mimics human creativity in a fraction of the time & expense. This has led to a variety of economic predictions, ranging from the potential of mass job losses to the possibility of huge economic & social gains.
But AI is not just about displacement, nor is it just about augmentation of work. There is an urgent need to understand the uneven effects of these technologies across industries & on a broad diversity of workers, particularly as arbitrarily constructed divides about what is valuable & who is doing valuable work informs our understanding of the future.
On Tuesday, May 6, 2025 from 5-6 p.m. ET, join Dr. Julin Posada & Aiha Nguyen onsite in NYC for this public event, which sets the stage for our online workshop What is Work Worth? Exploring What Generative AI Means for Workers' Lives & Labor.
4:30 p.m. ET Doors open
5-6 p.m. ET Keynote & discussion (livestreamed)
6-7 p.m. ET Reception
Accessibility
Registration is required. To join onsite in NYC, your RSVP name must match your legal ID for entry. For security reasons, we require online guests to have an authorized Zoom account in order to participate. To register, sign up for a free Zoom account. Otherwise, please stay tuned for video to be posted on our website soon after the event. Closed captioning provided online. Please email events@datasociety.net with any other accessibility needs at least 72 hours prior to the event.
Speakers
Dr. Julin Posada is an assistant professor of American Studies at Yale University & SSRC Just Tech Fellow. His research explores the social & cultural dimensions of information, with a particular focus on the relationship between labor & artificial intelligence development. His work has been published in prominent sociology, information science, & computer science journals, including Big Data & Society & Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction. Dr. Posada has established a public profile through his scholarship, including a report commissioned by the federal government of Canada, & his research has been featured in publications including The Economist, WIRED, & MIT Technology Review. He holds a Ph.D. in information science from the University of Toronto & has held visiting appointments at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology & the Weizenbaum Institute.
Aiha Nguyen, Data & Society's Labor Futures Program Director, guides research & engagement that interrogates how technology is disrupting, destabilizing, & transforming many aspects of work & employment. She has expanded the organization's research on workplace monitoring & algorithmic management, disentangling the consequences of datafication on worker privacy & working conditions. With interests at the intersection of labor, technology, & urban studies, she works to help shift the debate toward community & worker-centered discussions & solutions. She is author of the Data & Society report The Constant Boss: Work Under Digital Surveillance & co-author of At the Digital Doorstep: How Customers Use Doorbell Cameras to Manage Delivery Workers. She is currently pursuing research into generative AI's labor impacts. Aiha brings a practitioner's perspective to this work, with over a decade of experience in community & worker advocacy & organizing. Previously, she worked at the Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy (LAANE), where she focused on raising job standards for retail, airport, & other service workers; & addressing issues of food access, safety & security, & local governance. Aiha received her bachelor's & master's degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Data & Society Events
Data & Society events present timely conversations about the purpose & power of technology, bridging our interdisciplinary research with broader public conversations about the societal implications of data & automation.
Questions? Contact Data & Society Research Institute.
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