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Employment law is failing to keep pace with rapid AI expansion
TUC and AI Law Consultancy report warns spread of AI systems at work could lead to widespread discrimination and unfair treatment
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EMPLOYMENT law is failing to keep pace with the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence (AI), leaving huge gaps in workers’ protections, the TUC and legal experts warned today.

A new report by the TUC and the AI Law Consultancy warns that without new legal protections, the use of AI at work could lead to widespread discrimination and unfair treatment.

Workers will become increasingly vulnerable and powerless to challenge “inhuman” forms of AI performance management, the report says. 

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