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When AI decides your pay

When AI decides your pay

FromThe Decibel


When AI decides your pay

FromThe Decibel

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Length:
20 minutes
Released:
Jul 13, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

App-based ride-share and food delivery companies rely on algorithms that dictate speed, behaviour and the wage of gig workers resulting in different payments for the same work. Labour experts are warning about ‘algorithm wage discrimination’ and concern around protecting workers when it comes to AI.Vanmala Subramaniam, The Globe’s future of work reporter, discusses what we do know about how this works, and the growing trend of AI being in charge of a worker’s pay.Questions? Comments? Ideas? Email us at thedecibel@globeandmail.com
Released:
Jul 13, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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