Artificial intelligence has the potential to transform the way we work and generate enormous wealth. But right now, a handful of tech billionaires are driving that transformation — and pushing for less regulation, less accountability, and less power for working people. Workers shouldn’t have to take on the risks of adopting new technology while a few at the top reap the rewards.
The FAIR Act (Fair AI Regulations Act: S-4075/A-4981) gives workers a voice in how AI impacts their jobs and establishes commonsense guardrails for workers’ rights, safety, and privacy.
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AI is already being used to hire, monitor, and evaluate workers, and its reach is growing quickly. Nearly half of employed New Jerseyans use AI at work, and nearly a third are required to use it at their jobs. Across the country, more than half of American workers are worried about AI in the workplace, and almost a third believe it could mean fewer job opportunities for them.
AI can make workplaces safer, more productive, and more efficient. But the companies building this technology shouldn’t get to write all the rules when it affects millions of working people.
The FAIR Act doesn’t prohibit AI. It establishes commonsense ground rules for how it can be used when workers’ jobs, rights, safety, and privacy are at stake. The future of work shouldn’t be decided in Silicon Valley. The workers whose jobs are being transformed by new technology deserve to have a say.
Here’s what the bill does:
Protects against AI surveillance
Your boss shouldn’t be able to follow you home. The FAIR Act makes sure your company can’t spy on you when you’re off the clock through AI systems installed on your devices.
Stops AI discrimination
It’s illegal for humans to discriminate on the job — the same should go for AI. This bill protects you from AI discrimination in hiring, firing, and other workplace decisions.
Limits AI productivity quotas
You shouldn’t lose your job because AI says you didn’t work fast enough. This legislation requires workers to know what quotas they’re being held to and makes sure those quotas aren’t dangerous.
Requires transparency in the use of AI systems
If an AI system is making decisions about workers, they have a right to know. The FAIR Act requires transparency audits — and a path for workers and unions to challenge automated systems.
Ensures human oversight of AI
No one should get fired by a robot. This bill makes sure human beings have oversight over AI workplace systems and are responsible for hiring and firing decisions.
Gives workers a path to challenge AI-driven decisions
AI can make mistakes, and workers shouldn’t be stuck with the consequences when automated systems get something wrong.
Safeguards workers’ personal data from AI
New technology doesn’t erase basic privacy rights at work. The FAIR Act protects workers’ personal information from being mishandled by AI systems.
Gives public workers a voice when AI threatens jobs
Workers shouldn’t be told to sit back while AI takes their jobs. This bill gives workers a seat at the table when AI threatens public sector jobs and makes sure they’re offered retraining and displacement benefits.
Cody D. Miller
Carol A. Murphy
Nicholas B. Scutari
Heather Simmons
Shirley K. Turner
Andrew Zwicker
Anthony Angelozzi
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Joseph P. Cryan
Joe Danielson
Wayne P. DeAngelo
Patrick J. Diegnan, Jr.
Mitchelle Drulis
Kevin P. Egan
Verlina Reynolds-Jackson
Gordon M. Johnson
Angela V. McKnight
Paul D. Moriarty
Maureen Rowan
William B. Sampson, IV
Gary S. Schaer
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Bob Smith
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