In this closing session of SNFL’s fall series with Data & Society, a panel of esteemed researchers discusses the value of human labor in increasingly automated workplaces, featuring our Director of Innovation, Michelle Miller.
This event will take place online and in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library on the 7th Floor.
Generative AI models are marketed as the next revolution in workplace automation, but they ultimately rely on human labor — from the people labeling content and checking outputs, to the content creators and workers whose data are extracted to build the systems. As management and organizational leaders adopt AI across workplaces, the use of these systems raises questions about how companies are reshaping the quality of work, job security, and the value of human labor. How are workers’ lives impacted when AI is used to monitor performance, surveil output, or make intrusive management decisions? Will AI disrupt industries and business models? How can we make sure technology supports workers, rather than undermining them?
To join the event in person | Doors will open 30 minutes before the program begins. For free events, we generally overbook to ensure a full house. Priority will be given to those who have registered in advance, but registration does not guarantee admission. All registered seats are released shortly before start time, and seats may become available at that time. A standby line will form 30 minutes before the program.
To join the event online | Whether you’re attending in person or online, you must register with your email address.The Zoom link will be sent to you by email approximately one day before the event. You will need a device with audio and/or video and an internet/cellular connection to join.
ABOUT MICHELLE MILLER
Michelle Miller is the Director of Innovation for the Center for Labor and a Just Economy at Harvard Law School, where she researches the impact of artificial intelligence and automated software on working women. She joined the Center after a decade as the co-founder and co-director of Coworker, an organization that provides early-stage support to worker-led organizing efforts. Her research and organizing work emphasizes the imaginative capacity, joy, and solidarity of working class life.
