Read it at techworkersinquiry.org/ai and support our calls to put workers at the centre of AI regulation.

The UTAW Tech Workers’ Inquiry outlines how generative AI is changing work across the tech sector, written with the perspectives and experiences of workers who build, deploy, manage, evaluate and use this technology.

Our report warns of a world of work made worse in every way by AI, and demands pro-worker solutions.

Our policy directions are:

• Transparency alone would not be enough; workers need meaningful consultation and negotiation over AI deployments.
• AI use must not be mandatory; workers need legal protections from detriment for refusing AI use, and employers limited in AI-driven management decisions.
• Safeguards against AI externalities; strong regulations to ensure the AI we build does not harm people and planet.
• Stop the brain drain; establish and defend AI-free learning pathways for junior and graduate workers.
• Workers get the final say; bake in collective bargaining over AI at work.