Dr. Michelle O'Sullivan:

There are some good proposals from law experts internationally, such as Valerio De Stefano and Jeremias Adams-Prassl. They have pointed out that there is scope for more specific regulation of AI in the context of employment than in society in general. There is potential for legislation to be quite specific. For example, the equality legislation is quite specific on the rules according to which people should be treated in the workplace. There is a level of specificity that is possible there. However, most of the legislation on AI we have seen so far puts a lot of emphasis on trying to let workers and employers sort it out together. It is not overly specific because there is a recognition that there may be specifics in particular sectors. In some instances, blanket bans have been introduced. However, in areas where there is flexibility, the legislation provides that workers and employers should work together, rather than there being unilateral decision-making. After that, what would be up for discussion is what we would ask an arbiter to do and what kinds of complaints he or she would be asked to look at.