AI Reshapes Job Market, Sparks Concerns Over equity and Rights
BRASÍLIA – Artificial intelligence is poised to significantly alter the landscape of the Brazilian labor market, creating new roles while simultaneously threatening existing professions, according to industry experts and government officials.A working group established by the Ministry of Labor and Employment on August 13 is tasked with evaluating the ethical and societal impacts of AI, with Minister Luiz Marinho emphasizing the need to ensure technological advancements don’t exacerbate existing inequalities.
Vinícius Gallafrio, CEO of Madeinweb, a digital software solutions company, identified several emerging or increasingly relevant positions, including: AI product manager; AI business translator; designer of experiences with AI; data/synthetic curator focused on governance, risk, LGPD, security, and bias; workflow engineer; human supervision specialist (RLHF); and model quality assessment roles.
the Ministry of Labor and Employment’s working group (WG) will focus on studying AI’s impact on both the labor market and public services, identifying future trends and opportunities for AI-based products that promote social inclusion and job creation. However, the ministry currently lacks data on which job categories are most vulnerable to displacement by AI.
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, speaking at the BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro in july, cautioned against allowing AI development to become exclusive to a few nations or a tool for the wealthy. “The development of artificial intelligence cannot become the privilege of few countries or a manipulation instrument in the hands of billionaires,” he stated. “Nor is it possible to progress without the participation of the private sector and civil society organizations.”
Translator Julia Zorzal underscored the urgency of AI regulation, citing its role in the proliferation of misinformation and threats to copyright.”Copyright is at stake in allowing IAs to feed with any materials, as well as private data from the population, so that basic rights are also endangered,” she said, also highlighting the need to address worker safety and potential job displacement.
