AI & Worker Voice
October 12 - October 16
Cornell University – Ithaca, NY

Building Bridges Towards Worker-Centered Design, Implementation, and Governance of AI
As artificial intelligence reshapes workplaces across industries, ensuring that its benefits are shared broadly and equitably has become an urgent challenge. The Worker-Centered AI: Advancing Equitable Design, Adoption, and Governance Thought Summit will bring together researchers, policymakers, labor leaders, industry practitioners, and other stakeholders to explore how AI can be developed and deployed in ways that support workers, strengthen organizations, and promote democratic values.
Over three days, participants will examine the impacts of AI on work, workers, and workplace systems, drawing on perspectives from across disciplines and sectors. Through collaborative discussions, the summit will explore frameworks for designing, implementing, and governing AI technologies that are transparent, accountable, and responsive to worker needs and experiences.
By fostering dialogue among researchers and practitioners, the event aims to identify key challenges, research priorities, and actionable strategies for advancing worker-informed approaches to AI adoption. The summit will help shape a forward-looking agenda for creating AI systems that enhance opportunity, support worker well-being, and contribute to more equitable and inclusive workplaces.
Organizers
Zoë West, Ph.D.
PI
Senior Researcher of Worker Rights and Equity at the Worker Institute, ILR School, Cornell University
Virginia L. Doellgast
Co-PI
Anne Evans Estabrook Professor of Employment Relations and Dispute Resolution, ILR School, Cornell University
