How is artificial intelligence changing the workplace—and what does it mean for worker health, safety, and job security?

In this episode of the Healthy Work Podcast, Dr. Marnie Dobson, Director of the Healthy Work Campaign, is joined by Dr. Pouran Faghri, the campaign’s Dissemination and Implementation Director, and Zach Schnall, Head of Media Content, for an in-depth conversation about the growing role of AI at work.

The discussion explores both the promise and the potential risks of artificial intelligence, including increased productivity, greater efficiency, reduced repetitive or dangerous tasks, and new opportunities for creatives, professionals, and entrepreneurs. The guests also examine concerns surrounding job displacement, work intensification, algorithmic management, worker surveillance, de-skilling, job insecurity, and the growing divide between workers who use AI as a tool and those whose work is increasingly managed by it.

The episode also considers what employers, unions, policymakers, and workers can do to ensure AI is implemented responsibly—with greater transparency, worker participation, training, protections, and a focus on creating healthier working conditions.

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Artificial Intelligence at Work - A Workplace Revolution or Burnout Machine? 

Written by Dr. Pouran Faghri

https://drpouranfaghri.substack.com/p/artificial-intelligence-at-work

Learn more about the Healthy Work Campaign at www.healthywork.org.

In the premiere episode of the Healthy Work Podcast, Dr. Marnie Dobson sits down with Dr. Peter Schnall to discuss the origins of the Healthy Work Campaign and the growing workplace health crisis that inspired its creation.

Together, they explore the harmful effects of chronic work stress, burnout, unhealthy job conditions, and the larger systemic issues impacting working people across the United States. Dr. Schnall shares the vision behind the campaign, why awareness around healthy work is more important than ever, and how education, research, and practical solutions can help individuals and organizations create healthier workplaces.

This episode lays the foundation for the series by examining the problems the Healthy Work Campaign aims to address — and the tools, resources, and conversations it hopes to provide to help catalyze meaningful change.