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Europe wants to regulate algorithms at work before the end of the year. On the horizon there is already a proposed Regulation on the uses of Artificial Intelligence, which some specialists in algorithmic ethics already consider a good first step . Also a European rider law , after Spain has become an international benchmark with its law. The deployment and use of artificial intelligence systems in workplaces is a diatribe that is not limited solely to the economy of platforms such as Glovo or Deliveroo. Algorithms already decide who to interview for a job or which dismissals are justified or not. Unions are already fighting across the continent, after violations of workers' rights became known in countries such as Germany, France, the Netherlands and Portugal. Companies that spy on their employees' conversations and algorithms that penalize even for illness: Europe wants to regulate AI at work before the end of the year For this same reason, the European Parliament hosted a round table this Tuesday organized by the Employment and Social Affairs committees and the Artificial Intelligence in the Digital Age committee.
At the meeting, MEPs had the opportunity to ask their questions about the uses and applications of AI in the labor market with the help of several experts. Experts such as Christina J. Colclough , founder of The Why Not Lab, a consultancy that aims to put workers' rights at the center of technological debates; Irene Mandl , Head of Employment at Eurofound, the European Finland Phone Number List foundation for the improvement of living and working conditions; and Valerio de Stefano , professor at KU Leuven. The European Commissioner for Employment, Nicolas Schmit, also spoke in the presentation . Spain, country with the most companies doing data analytics Mandl highlighted in his speech how Spain is, according to the 2019 European Business Survey (ECS) , the European country in which the most companies—according to the sample—do data analytics. Ahead of Croatia and Italy, more than 65% of the Spanish companies consulted use analytics to improve their processes, to monitor their employees, or for both purposes.
Use of data analytics in companies according to the ECS 2019. Use of data analytics in companies according to the ECS 2019.Eurofound Colclough, of The Why Not Lab, called for a stop along the way. "In 1919, after the end of the First World War, the Treaty of Versailles agreed that labor could not be considered solely as an element of exchange or commerce." "It was confirmed at the end of World War II, with the declaration of Philadelphia." "Today, there are millions of data that are extracted from work every day to see how workers act or how they do not act. All in mathematical data and statistical probabilities. Are we betraying all of this that I have mentioned?" he asked. "Digital systems can be effective and productive. But you have to ask yourself, effective in what and productive for what." The regulation of the algorithms of the 'riders' law goes far beyond apps like Glovo or Deliveroo: this is how it affects you even if you are not a delivery driver "Productivity does not always imply something positive or even legal," he added.
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发表于 2024-2-14 16:59:09
