Unite London Digital & Tech branch
The union for technology, communications & digital workers
The disruptive power of artificial intelligence worries people working in the media. Threats to the media from AI hit the headlines with two long-running strikes in Hollywood last year. Now the New York Times has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, two of the most prominent names in the AI industry, accusing them of using its articles without permission to train their artificial intelligence systems.
Unite London Digital & Tech branch meeting, 14 March 2024.
The Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023 is a major attack on workers’ rights. In this video Ian Allinson explains the background to the Act, what it means for unions and how we can beat it.
As workers in tech and digital industries we feel the need to speak out about Frank Hester, boss of health technology firm The Phoenix Partnership (TPP) and described as a ‘computer programmer’ by The Guardian.