Labor Radio/Podcast Weekly: AI, Worker Dignity, and the Future of Work
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This episode of Labor Radio/Podcast Weekly focuses on the impact of artificial intelligence on the workforce, examining Pope Leo XIV's call to protect worker dignity in the age of AI, alongside discussions on automation, inequality, workplace surveillance, and who benefits from new technologies. The episode also features a profile of a funeral director emphasizing compassion in work, and a visit to Rhode Island's historic Slater Mill exploring the origins of American manufacturing and lessons for today's workers.
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WorkWeek Radio, the International Labour Organization's Future of Work podcast, and Working Voices explore automation, inequality, workplace surveillance, and who benefits from the rapid deployment of new technologies
Project Labor profiles a funeral director whose profession centers on service and compassion
The Manufacturing Report visits Rhode Island's historic Slater Mill to trace the origins of American manufacturing and the lessons it offers workers today
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