The development of new technologies, including those powered by AI and machine learning, is transforming the world of work. As highlighted in a recent Institute for the Future of Work report, 'algorithmic systems are being used across the economy to control fundamental aspects of work’. 

The UK's National AI Strategy also recognises that the impact of AI on the UK, and the wider world will be profound over the next decade. However there is still widespread misunderstanding of the risks that data-driven systems pose, as well as lack of confidence among business leaders as to how they can act responsibly to avoid them. There is therefore a need for pre-emptive action in the design and deployment of data-driven tools at work. 

In this APPG on the Future of Work event, we explore how algorithmic impact assessments (AIAs) are gaining traction internationally as a regulatory strategy for addressing and correcting algorithmic harms, and specifically in a workplace context.

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Chair: Lord Tim Clement-Jones

Speakers: 

• Benoit Deshaies, A/Director, Data and Artificial Intelligence, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat

• Brittany Smith, Policy Director, Data & Society

• David Leslie, Director of Ethics and Responsible Innovation Research, Alan Turing Institute

• Anna Thomas, Director, Institute for the Future of Work