The Biden administration wants to know if The employer uses artificial intelligence to track you. The White House issued a memo on Monday asking workers from all industries to provide information about how automated tools and artificial intelligence are affecting their workplace, Bloomberg previously reported.
The government hopes public input will help guide it in regulating workplace practices that can “create serious risks for workers,” lawmakers from the White House Domestic Policy Council and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy wrote in a blog post.
The White House is concerned that such tracking could cause workers to move too quickly and affect their mental health, which in turn poses significant safety risks to themselves and others. Additionally, using tools to monitor workers’ conversations could make it more difficult for them to organize and bargain collectively, while other tracking tools could lead to discrimination in pay, promotion, and discipline.
Amazon has long been at the forefront of using technology to track warehouse workers, but the practice has expanded to other industries, including trucking, nursing, fast food, and more. Amid a wave of new AI tools and services released in the past several months, experts have raised concerns about potential risks to society.