Voices at the Table An MIT IWER Initiative
Shaping a just AI transition

Voices at the Table

AI is reshaping work, but the people most affected rarely get a say. Voices at the Table is a public discourse project that aims to amplify worker and community voices around the question:

What does a fair AI transition look like, and how do we get there?

How it works

We are collecting worker, manager, and community stakeholder perspectives across 6 industries into the interactive Voices Wall, to serve as a public forum elevating people’s experiences, hopes, and concerns. From these submissions, we will also invite participants to be part of recorded roundtable discussions in November to dive deeper into topics of concern and policy proposals.

Six industries Education Healthcare Creative work Government Science Low-wage services
Workers
frontline workers with on the ground perspectives & concerns
Managers & technologists
those who build & roll out the tools with specific objectives & incentives
Community
stakeholders who the industry serves- patients, students, parents, consumers, etc.
01

Express

Anyone shares their perspectives (written or by voice) on the public Voices Wall. Named or anonymous.

02

Deliberate

People agree or disagree with each other’s views, and an opinion map shows where we align and differ.

03

Roundtable

People with differing perspectives join in-person roundtable conversations to deliberate further.

04

Share

Findings are shared with the public, unions, partners, and policymakers through videos and reports.