Practice and academic insights into artificial intelligence in work Accept it: artificial intelligence is changing how we work, and we must adapt to it. This was the tenor of the discussion amongst members of a panel of legal practitioners and law academics in Dublin in May 2025. This post summarises the discussion amongst this panel….
What is the impact of artificial intelligence on workers’ rights? “AttivIAmoci: inclusione digitale e sviluppo tecnologico rispettoso dei diritti” explores this question and others. It is available on Spotify, and is the work of researchers at the Marco Biagi Foundation and colleagues at UNIMORE This Italian language podcast is the result of a collaborative effort…
AI Act and Prevention Regulations Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (AI Act) subjects the entire discipline of the employment relationship to a stress-test, forcing the interpreter to question the compliance capacity of the national rules that preside over multiple regulatory spheres. Of course, there is no shortage of reflections on the impact of the new European regulations…
Introduction On February 2, 2025, a significant milestone was reached in protecting workers’ fundamental rights as Chapter I [General Provisions] and Chapter II [Prohibited Practices] of the AI Act became applicable.[1] Two days later, on February 4, 2025, the European Commission approved the draft non-binding guidelines on the practical implementation of the prohibited AI practices…
Introduction The rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the labour market is fuelling a global debate about its potential to revolutionize recruitment processes, including in the public sector. Public hiring systems, traditionally founded on open competitions to ensure meritocracy, transparency, and equal access to public employment, may soon be challenged by AI’s ability to automate…
Formally adopted by the Council of the EU in May 2024, the AI Act[1] aims to enhance the competitiveness of the Single Market, while ensuring the protection of health, safety, and fundamental rights. This comprehensive regulation impacts a wide range of stakeholders including manufacturers, deployers,[2] providers of AI models and systems, who must inventory their…
Background The proposed EU directive on improving working conditions in platform work is the first legislative initiative that attempts to regulate the use of AI, in the form of algorithmic management, in the workplace. This innovative legislative proposal pursues a double goal: first, correcting the employment status of people working in digital labour platforms and…
