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Expert opinions on Labor Rights
Sourced quotes, claims, policy proposals and stances on Labor Rights from AI researchers, executives and policymakers.
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Governments should tax capital, not labor, as AI makes human work less central to the economy
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For (99)Robert E. LitanEconomist and attorney; nonresident senior fellow in Economic Studies at the Brookings Institution.votes For and says:Alternatively, a second idea suggested by Greg Ip of the Wall Street Journal, Nobel Prize winners Paul Krugman and Daron Acemoglu (with co-authors Andrea Manera and Pascual Restrepo) is to rectify the current imbalance of taxation on labor and capita...
more AI Verified source (Oct 30, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Abstain (1)Bipartisan Policy CenterU.S. nonprofit think tank that develops bipartisan public-policy research and recommendations.abstains and says:To date, BPC has not taken a position on whether AI should be taxed and does not endorse any particular option in this issue brief. [...] The code treats labor and capital differently: Employers owe payroll taxes on wages, while investments in equipm...
more AI Verified source (Aug 24, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (11)Adam MichelDirector of tax policy studies at the Cato Institute and writer on tax policy and economic growth.votes Against and says:AI will most certainly change the labor market. But it has not yet changed the complementary relationship between workers and the tools that make them more productive. Taxing the machines is simply a softer version of the Luddite English textile work...
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For (354)Dialog LabAI-powered workplace conversation-readiness platform that does not make employment decisions.votes For and says:
Dialog Lab does not generate, recommend, or support decisions involving any of the following: [...] Hiring decisions. Requests of this kind are declined, and users are redirected to the appropriate human review pathway.
AI Verified source (Oct 19, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Abstain (2)Ministry of Digital Development and Information (Singapore)Singapore government ministry responsible for national digital development and information policy, including AI governance.abstains and says:As with any technology, the need for regulation depends on how it is deployed, the nature of harm that may be caused, and whether existing measures are effective in addressing those harms. Where existing measures are assessed to be inadequate and a s...
more AI Verified source (Jul 7, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (3)Daniel O'KeefeCommissioner of Connecticut's Department of Economic and Community Development.votes Against and says:The extensive disclosure, auditing, and human-review mandates could slow hiring processes, increase administrative costs, and discourage employers—especially smaller ones—from using tools that streamline workforce management.
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For (104)Theo BearmanFrontier-security researcher at the Institute for AI Policy and Strategy and former UK government AI policy lead.votes For and says:
Embedded evaluators are independent external experts placed within frontier AI companies to provide ongoing assessments and validation of a company’s safety, security, and operational systems, practices, and claims. [...] Contracts should contain spe...
more AI Verified source (Oct 13, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (1)Christopher DavisVice President of Public Policy at the Connecticut Business & Industry Association (CBIA)votes Against and says:Connecticut already has strong whistleblower laws that protect employees from retaliation. [...] creating a separate, AI-specific whistleblower regime could lead to confusion, duplication, and unintended consequences for employers operating in highly...
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