Conference Overview
Generative AI. Big Data. Algorithmic Management. Robotics. Technologies currently being developed and deployed will change—have already changed—the very nature and quality of work for countless people in the US and around the world. If designed and harnessed responsibly, they have the potential to help us reimagine how we work, where we work, and what work we do. But advanced thoughtlessly, or optimized solely for profit, technology will accelerate exploitation, exacerbate existing inequalities and discrimination, and fuel mistrust of democratic institutions.
Over the 2 Days, We Will Virtually Explore:
- The specter of generative AI: Is ChatGPT really coming for all of our jobs?
- Worker-led efforts to use innovative technology to improve their work and working conditions
- An interactive workshop to explore the insidious growth of algorithmic bossware and worker surveillance—and how it’s already more pervasive than you might think
- How investors across sectors can shape digital innovation—for good or ill
- The “gig-ification” of the whole economy. It’s not just Uber and Doordash.
- How policymakers and advocates are building guardrails to protect workers now and in the future
In this 2-day open-access virtual conference, we will feature many of the worker organizations leading the movement to build a more just and equitable economy in conversation with some of the sharpest minds in academia, civil society, and the public and private sectors. Together, we will explore the risks of tech innovation that fails to serve labor, and we will envision what is needed to build a better, more worker-centered digital economy.
Who Should Join? Nonprofit and for-profit social change leaders from around the world care about the future of your organization and its workers. Leaders from across the social innovation ecosystem will discover insights and will come away informed regardless of their level of familiarity with data or new tech.
For more information and to register, please visit our Data on Purpose 2023 page.
