2024-02-08
Congratulations to Elizabeth Kelly on her appointment to head @CommerceGov AI Safety Institute! Elizabeth has worked to ensure workers are central to the administration's approach on AI and will continue uplifting worker perspectives within AI policy at @NIST.
Associated Press
The Biden administration names White House economic adviser Elizabeth Kelly to lead the NIST's newly formed AI Safety Institute to develop AI testing standards
Josh Boak / Associated Press :
Congratulations to Elizabeth Kelly on her appointment to head @CommerceGov AI Safety Institute! Elizabeth has worked to ensure workers are central to the administration's approach on AI and will continue uplifting worker perspectives within AI policy at @NIST.
Reuters
The US says OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft, Meta, Google, Apple, Amazon, Nvidia, Palantir, and over 200 others are joining the new AI Safety Institute Consortium
The Biden administration on Thursday said leading artificial intelligence companies are among more than 200 entities joining …
2023-12-12
“We can't understate how important it is to have a major company like @Microsoft and the voices of workers from the labor movement together at the same table.” @AFTUnion President @rweingarten on the significance of today's AI & labor partnership announcement ⤵️ [video]
Bloomberg
Microsoft partners with 60 unions representing 12.5M workers to create “an open dialogue” on AI's impact on them, and signs a ZeniMax staff contract on AI use
ICYMI: @Microsoft has agreed to union contract language governing its use of AI as part of its negotiations with @CWAUnion CWA President @ClaudeCummings ⤵️ [video]
Bloomberg
Microsoft partners with 60 unions representing 12.5M workers to create “an open dialogue” on AI's impact on them, and signs a ZeniMax staff contract on AI use
WATCH: @AFLCIO President @LizShuler, @Microsoft President @BradSmi, and union presidents on AI and future of work https://twitter.com/...
Bloomberg
Microsoft partners with 60 unions representing 12.5M workers to create “an open dialogue” on AI's impact on them, and signs a ZeniMax staff contract on AI use
We have formed a first-of-its kind partnership with @Microsoft on AI & the future of work, including a joint commitment to respect workers' rights to form or join unions & negotiate collective bargaining agreements in an era of rapid technological change. https://www.reuters.com/...
Bloomberg
Microsoft partners with 60 unions representing 12.5M workers to create “an open dialogue” on AI's impact on them, and signs a ZeniMax staff contract on AI use
2023-10-24
Decades of offshoring good, union jobs hollowed out the middle class & hurt our ability to compete in global innovation. Through substantive labor partnerships, Tech Hubs can reverse this trend, improve job quality & train a 21st-century 🇺🇸 workforce. https://www.whitehouse.gov/...
NBC News
The White House designates 31 communities across the US as regional Tech Hubs that can compete for $40M to $75M each in grants, under the CHIPS and Science Act
The White House and the Commerce Department announced … Trevor Mogg / Digital Trends : White House unveils 31 U.S. tech hubs to boost industry Brittany Roston / SlashGear : White H...
2023-09-25
✊ After 146 days on strike, @WGAEast @WGAWest have reached a tentative agreement with AMPTP. Members now vote on the contract, which WGA says “is exceptional — with meaningful gains and protections for writers in every sector of the membership.” #WGAStrong
Los Angeles Times
The WGA and the AMPTP reach a tentative deal to end the strike; the proposed three-year contract ups pay and streaming residuals, adds new AI rules, and more
The Writers Guild of America and the major Hollywood studios have reached a tentative deal that would end a strike that has lasted …
2020-02-19
Welcome Fam. 🌠 #1u https://twitter.com/...
VICE
Kickstarter employees vote 46-37 to unionize with the Office and Professional Employees International Union
no matter where they work. That includes tech. #SupportUnions https://twitter.com/... @doctorow : Kickstarter workers vote to form first union in tech industry https://www.nbcnews....