Microsoft and Labor Unions Form ‘Historic’ Alliance on AI

  • Microsoft will provide workers training on how tech works
  • Company president says no guarantee AI won’t displace jobs

Microsoft Corp. is teaming up with labor unions to create “an open dialogue” on how artificial intelligence will impact workers.

The software giant is forming an alliance with the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, which comprises 60 labor unions representing 12.5 million workers, according to a statementBloomberg Terminal on Monday.