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November 1, 2025Platforms & SocietyOpen Access

Regulating AI in the workplace: A critique of the EU AI act and the platform work directive through a worker-centred lens

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AMAlexandros MinotakisAMAlexandros Minotakis

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Overview

Analysis reveals weaknesses in the EU AI Act's worker protections compared to the Platform Work Directive, suggesting reforms for better outcomes.

Key Points

  • Regulatory weaknesses under the EU AI Act limit effective worker protection and transparency, impacting worker vulnerabilities.
  • The AI Act allows for self-assessment, whereas the Platform Work Directive provides stronger safeguards for platform workers.
  • A worker-centred approach can enhance collective bargaining and strengthen the role of trade unions in platform governance.
  • The fragmented regulatory framework reflects conflicting interests between labor and capital, undermining true worker empowerment.

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Minotakis et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69254371c0ce034ddc3589behttps://doi.org/10.1177/29768624251396248
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