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Australia Launches AI Workplaces Forum After Early Job Data Shows Targeted Softening

The minister-led group brings government, unions and employers together to shape how AI is used at work.

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The pathway to the first job isn't straightforward in the AI economy.
Aaron Levie, chief executive officer and co-founder of Box Inc., speaks during the BoxWorks 2019 Conference at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019.
AI is making you more productive, but not happier.

Overview

  • The government convened the first ministerial-level meeting of its AI Employment and Workplaces Forum in Adelaide with unions and employer groups at the table.
  • The forum will focus on trust, capability, transparency, safety and productivity, and it will run as a contestable process without any party holding a veto.
  • Preliminary government data presented by Employment Minister Amanda Rishworth shows young tertiary graduates are still finding jobs at healthy rates.
  • Officials report no faster-than-usual shift in the overall mix of jobs, though growth has eased in roles most exposed to AI, such as filing clerks and keyboard operators.
  • The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations is conducting a legal gap analysis to decide if current laws cover AI at work or if a single new bill is needed.