A report on the establishment of an artificial intelligence impact assessment to protect workers' rights

The change of society has continued since the first industrial revolution, and society has been required to adapt to the revolution. However, the 4th Industrial Revolution based on artificial intelligence is different from other revolutions. This is because as artificial intelligence replaces ‘human workers’, the right to work, which is closely related to survival, is being violated. In addition, constant and indiscriminate collection of information will undermine the right to self- determination that must be guaranteed under the constitution, and labor’s three primary rights, which have been exercised for better working conditions so as not to be replaced by artificial intelligence, may become nominal. Since the introduction of artificial intelligence into the labor field has a direct and indirect effect on workers, research in terms of labor law should be actively conducted, but it was not. Workers' protection measures are not conducted only to protect individuals. Nation must respond with policies at the national level to prevent large-scale unemployment, polarization, and consequent greater social costs due to the introduction of artificial intelligence technology. Recently, the European Union passed the world's first artificial intelligence law to protect workers' basic rights, health, and safety from artificial intelligence. However, due to the comprehensive regulatory method, no special measures are seen for the protection of workers' rights. Therefore, this paper examines the current status and problems of artificial intelligence use in the labor field, and examines the establishment of an artificial intelligence impact assessment as a way to protect workers' rights.