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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer the "future of work." It has arrived and having very real implications for work, labor and employment throughout the U.S. and globally. Yet, much is still unknown about how it is being deployed and where it can provide unique opportunities for businesses and workers.

CAROW is collaborating with ILR faculty, member institutes, and grantees to highlight research utilizing and evaluating the impact of artificial intelligence on work.

eCornell Keynote: AI and the Future of Work

ILR School Dean Alex Colvin, Ph.D. ’99, and IBM Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer Nickle LaMoreaux ’01 discuss how the AI revolution is affecting workers and employers.
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eCornell Keynote: AI and the Future of Work

Webinar: AI and the Future for Workers

AI is being adopted across sectors, with profound implications for workers. On Jan. 29, 2025 CAROW brought together researchers and organizers from the Cornell ILR School and Communications Workers of America (CWA) to discuss how AI is changing workplaces, what it means for workers, and how unions are responding.
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Webinar: AI and the Future for Workers

CHRO Principles: Responsible Use of AI in Organizations

CHROs and academic leaders, including Brad Bell, Director of the Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies (CAHRS) at Cornell University's ILR School, set forth core principles for the responsible use of AI in organizations.
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CHRO Principles: Responsible Use of AI in Organizations

Video Series: AI and Talent Management

The CAHRS Video Series “AI and Talent Management: Practical Applications and Future Directions” discusses current and future applications of AI in employee attraction and mobility, talent analytics and workforce planning, the employee experience, and performance management.
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Video Series: AI and Talent Management

How AI Can be Implemented More Fairly in Home Health Care and Low-Wage Work Settings

New findings from the Initiative on Home Care Work at Cornell University’s Center for Applied Research on Work (CAROW) points to how stakeholders can use AI more fairly in home health care and low-wage work settings.
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How AI Can be Implemented More Fairly in Home Health Care and Low-Wage Work Settings

Home care workers unaware of AI’s role and potential benefits

Cornell Chronicle
A study led by co-authors Nicola Dell and Ian René Solano-Kamaiko reveals that home care workers are unaware of the artificial intelligence (AI) systems being implemented in their workplace and highlights the need for greater transparency.
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Home care workers unaware of AI’s role and potential benefits

Q&A with AI@WORK Workshop facilitators

ILR School Senior Lecturer Liz Karns and Martin Percy, Director of the interactive film “AI BASICS,” recently led five workshop sessions about AI’s impact on work, funded by ILR’s Center for Applied Research at Work (known as CAROW). Percy provided information about the workshop in a QA format.
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Q&A with AI@WORK Workshop facilitators

Hollywood’s Deal With Screenwriters Just Rewrote the Rules Around A.I.

The New York Times
Professor Adam Seth Litwin explores the impacts of AI on Hollywood writers and their efforts to negotiate its use.
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Hollywood’s Deal With Screenwriters Just Rewrote the Rules Around A.I.

Explainer: Landmark NYC AI Law

ILR Professor John Hausknecht discusses a new law aimed at reducing hiring discrimination.
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Explainer: Landmark NYC AI Law