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Law fails to cover AI & robots in workplace

06 April 2017
Issue: 7741 / Categories: Legal News , Brexit , EU
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The use of robots and artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace is developing at such a rate that urgent action is required to bring the law up to date, the International Bar Association (IBA) has said.

A report by the IBA Global Employment Institute, Artificial Intelligence and Robotics and Their Impact on the Workplace, warned this week that the rapid rise in automation is exposing the need for new laws.

“What is new about the present revolution is the alacrity with which change is occurring, and the broadness of impact being brought about by AI and robotics,” said the IBA’s Gerlind Wisskirchen, who coordinated the 120-page report.

“Jobs at all levels in society presently undertaken by humans are at risk of being reassigned to robots or AI, and the legislation once in place to protect the rights of human workers may be no longer fit for purpose, in some cases.”

Issue: 7741 / Categories: Legal News , Brexit , EU
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