| Part 1 - Lead Organizer |
| Contact Person |
| Ms. Mythili Srinivasamurthy |
| Email |
| Organization / Affiliation (Please state "Individual" if appropriate) * |
| Software Freedom Law Center, India |
| Designation |
| Volunteer Legal Counsel |
| Gender |
| Female |
| Economy of Residence |
| India |
| Primary Stakeholder Group |
| Civil Society |
| Part 2 - Session Proposal |
| Session Title |
| AI and its impact on labour and future of work |
| Session Format |
| Panel Discussion |
| Where do you plan to organize your session? |
| Offsite from the venue at a local hub (with online moderator for questions and comments from remote participants) |
| Specific Issues for Discussion |
| With the evolution of AI-based/enabled technologies, new forms of work have been emerging and changing the nature of existing jobs. These changes affect a range of workers from blue-collar (industrial) to white-collar (salaried office/service sector) workers. Preparing for the Future of Work: National Policy Responses in ASEAN +6, a book published by the International Labour Organisation in 2019, presents an overview of how Asia-Pacific nations are responding to such shifts with new or revised plans and policies. The Code on Social Security, 2020, recently enacted in India, recognises new and emerging forms of work under umbrella terms like ‘platform worker’ and ‘gig workers’. Against that backdrop, the panel discussion would be focused on issues like information asymmetries and the specific mode of digital labour division, which further results in deskilling, obscuring workers’ identity, and de-contextualisation of tasks along with recent developments in the Asian policy landscape (focused on and compared with that of India) and possible policy interventions. The Panel Discussion further aims to have a comparative analysis of the law and legislation in the Asian region with respect to the social security of the labour class workers, AI and the intersection between them. |
| Describe the Relevance of Your Session to APrIGF |
| With the advancements in AI and the drastic shift of the labour force being deployed under sectors that function mostly on AI driven technology. The ILO Centenary Declaration for the Future of Work acknowledges that social dialogue contributes to societal cohesion and is essential for a well-functioning and productive economy. It also recognises the importance of sustainable enterprises as job creators and promoters of innovation and decent work. The majority of new forms of work emerged because of advances in the field of AI, which use internet infrastructure as not only a launching base but also for other functions. Hence, it is but imperative for any attempt to envision a community-led internet that is inclusive, sustainable and trusted that it must provide a platform to deliberate on issues related impact of AI and automation on the future of workers too. In any democratic society, the technology that modifies work and workplace, must necessarily take into consideration the socio-economic aspects of the to ensure a sustainable development and a responsible AI. This is of major relevance in today's scenario since the COVID-19 pandemic has skyrocketed the AI technology. |
| Methodology / Agenda (Please add rows by clicking "+" on the right) |
| Time frame (e.g. 5 minutes, 20 minutes, should add up to 60 minutes) |
Description |
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| 5 minutes |
Introduction of topic |
| 10 minutes |
Introductory remarks by all Panelists |
| 30 minutes |
Panel Discussion |
| 10 minutes |
Question and Answer Session |
| 5 minutes |
Conclusion |
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| Moderators & Speakers Info (Please complete where possible) |
Moderator (Primary)- Name: Mythili Srinivasamurthy
- Organization: Software Freedom Law Center, India
- Designation: Volunteer Legal Counsel
- Gender: Female
- Economy / Country of Residence: India
- Stakeholder Group: Civil Society
- Expected Presence: Online
- Status of Confirmation: Proposed
- Link of Bio (URL only): https://www.linkedin.com/in/mythili-srinivasamurthy/
Moderator (Back-up)- Name: Abhishek Sharad Mali
- Organization: Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
- Designation: PhD Scholar
- Gender: Male
- Economy / Country of Residence: India
- Stakeholder Group: Academia
- Expected Presence: Online
- Status of Confirmation: Proposed
- Link of Bio (URL only): https://www.linkedin.com/in/abhishek-mali-225882223/
Speaker 1- Name: Mishi Choudhary
- Organization: Software Freedom Law Center, India
- Designation: Founder
- Gender: Female
- Economy / Country of Residence: India
- Stakeholder Group: Civil Society
- Expected Presence: Online
- Status of Confirmation: Proposed
- Link of Bio (URL only): https://sflc.in/users/mishi
Speaker 2- Name: Prasanth Sugathan
- Organization: Software Freedom Law Center, India
- Designation: Legal Director
- Gender: Male
- Economy / Country of Residence: India
- Stakeholder Group: Civil Society
- Expected Presence: Online
- Status of Confirmation: Proposed
- Link of Bio (URL only): https://sflc.in/users/prasanth
Speaker 3- Name: Anupam Guha
- Organization: Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
- Designation: Assistant Professor
- Gender: Male
- Economy / Country of Residence: India
- Stakeholder Group: Academia
- Expected Presence: Online
- Status of Confirmation: Proposed
- Link of Bio (URL only): https://anupamguha.com/
Speaker 4- Name: Rahul Bansode
- Organization: Application Nexus Webservices Pvt. Ltd, India
- Designation: Co-Founder and Director
- Gender: Male
- Economy / Country of Residence: India
- Stakeholder Group: Private Sector
- Expected Presence: Online
- Status of Confirmation: Proposed
- Link of Bio (URL only): https://www.linkedin.com/in/rahul-bansode-b327499/
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| Please explain the rationale for choosing each of the above contributors to the session. |
| The moderator and speakers are being chosen based on their active engagement in the subject. The speakers are chosen due to their diverse experience, backgrounds, age and expertise. Mishi Choudhary is the Founder of Software Freedom Law Center, India and their organisation has constantly worked on AI and future of work by organising roundtable and engaging with the government by writing to them on responsible AI. Prasanth Sugathan is the Legal Director of Software Freedom Law Center, India and their organisation has constantly worked on AI and future of work by organising roundtable and engaging with the government by writing to them on responsible AI. Anupam Guha is the Assistant Professor at Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay whose work mostly revolves around AI with his recent work in AI that looks at how code precedes policy, and the lens on AI primarily being one of fairness, accountability, transparency (instead of say, labour and capital) led him to develop an interest in AI policy, the interaction of labour with AI, and the political-economy of automation. Rahul Bansode is the Co-Founder and Director at Application Nexus Webservices Pvt. Ltd, India and their company is engaged in developing mobile apps for Retail, Travel, Infotainment, and various other major industries for iOS and Android platform. Mythili Srinivasamurthy is a Volunteer Legal Counsel at Software Freedom law Center, India. Anbhishek Sharad Mali is a PhD Scholar at Ashank Desai Centre for Policy Studies, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay who is researching on the effects of AI on Workers through case studies. |
| Please declare if you have any potential conflict of interest with the Program Committee 2022. |
| No |
| Are you or other session contributors planning to apply for the APrIGF Fellowship Program 2022? |
| Yes |
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