Labor Secretary Shows Support for Actors' Union, Urges Collaboration on AI Impacts
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Labor Secretary Julie Su attended the SAG Awards to acknowledge the impact of the actors' union's 2023 strike and contract negotiations. She wants to celebrate with the union.
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Su sees Hollywood unions as important parts of the larger labor movement demanding fair treatment and sharing. She also notes how SAG-AFTRA brought attention to preparing for AI's impacts.
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On AI, Su says employers and unions should collaborate on understanding AI's effects and policy has a role in guiding safe, secure AI that benefits workers.
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The Labor Department is examining how AI transforms jobs and ensuring good jobs are available, as well as complementing human talent.
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Su believes AI's potential job impacts aren't inevitable, but rather result from choices made regarding what's best for workers. She wants workers involved in decisions.