Unions are weighing the jobs created by building data centers against the possibility that AI could displace workers.
The competing priorities are making it harder for labor to speak with one voice, says Arthur Wheaton, director of labor studies at the Cornell ILR Buffalo Co-Lab.
– Arthur Wheaton Unions may support technology when it comes with training and does not replace jobs, Wheaton says.
Teamsters vice president-at-large Peter Finn says labor has a duty to shape AI’s rollout so it puts people first.
– Peter Finn Finn criticized robotaxis, saying “literally the value proposition of that technology is designed to get rid of the driver,” at the expense of public safety.