Invited talk by Alex Hanna

The Luddite Lab Resource Hub: A Tool for Resisting Automation At Work

Workers have been fighting automation and technological control in their workplace for as long as bosses have thought to use it. In the current era, workers are pushing back against the new rash of developments in artificial intelligence, such as ChatGPT and Midjourney, as well as other technologies that are cashing in on the AI hype cycle to further deskill and disempower workers. This project focuses on developing tools, resources, and political education for both unions in the bargaining contract process and workers who want to push back against automation technology. We aim to provide two different offerings: 1) an accessible resource hub which outlines case studies and strategies for governance and oversight of technology at work, both in general and for specific worker groups; and 2) trainings for unions, labor organizations, and other labor formations around automation and AI.