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Amazon’s AI Warehouses Isolate Workers and Hinder Union Organizing, New Report Finds


The report finds that Amazon workers in robotic warehouses feel more isolated at work, which makes it difficult to unionize.

Amazon’s use of AI and robotics in its warehouses isolates workers and negatively impacts union organizing drives, a new report finds. “Studies so far look at AI deployment and integration as specific technologies and how they impact labor conditions,” said Funda Ustek Spilda, a senior researcher and project manager at Fairwork and the report’s lead author. Become a paid member for unlimited ad-free access to articles, bonus podcast content, and more.

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