AI in the Workplace: MP Mausam Noor Champions Transparency and Worker Rights

Trinamool Congress MP Mausam Noor is advocating for transparency in AI usage within the workplace to prevent biases and discrimination. Her Workforce Rights (Artificial Intelligence) Bill, 2023, calls for laws to protect workers' rights amid increasing AI integration. The bill seeks to ensure transparency, data privacy, and adequate upskilling opportunities for employees.

The Trinamool Congress MP, Mausam Noor, is taking a bold stance on the use of Artificial Intelligence in today's workplaces. Amid global concerns over its impact on employment, Noor is rallying for transparency to prevent biases and discrimination in hiring and promotions through AI technologies.

The Workforce Rights (Artificial Intelligence) Bill, 2023, which Noor has listed in the Upper House, emphasizes that as AI becomes more entrenched in the workplace, the laws need to evolve in order to safeguard workers' rights. This private member bill outlines employees' rights when AI technologies are used by organizations and stresses the government's role in ensuring transparency and granting employees the 'right to refuse' tasks derived solely from AI processes if these infringe on their rights.

The bill advocates for extensive guidelines to prevent data bias in AI applications, ensuring transparency in algorithmic processes, mandatory training, and practices to detect and rectify dataset biases. Furthermore, it seeks to protect employee privacy rights, enforce explicit consent before implementing AI affecting work rights, and provide necessary training and upskilling opportunities for those impacted by AI.

(With inputs from agencies.)