Project Description
Worker autonomy is under threat from AI. Drawing on tools from philosophy, the social sciences, and law, the project develops a new moral theory of worker autonomy that can address the challenges posed by AI. The framework will be grounded in novel research on the impact of AI on worker autonomy in the UK, and will generate metrics to measure worker autonomy and evaluate regulatory interventions. This work will advance our understanding of worker autonomy and of legal instruments to promote it, alongside our ability to measure it.
For an introduction to some of the project work, see this blog entry on egalitarianism and the future of work, and this one on AI, coding work, and autonomy.
Funding and Timeline
The project is funding by a £1.2 million grant from UKRI’s Future Leaders Fellowship, and will run from 2024-2028.
Project Team, Partners, and Collaborators
I’m always looking for collaborators! The project has benefited from research visits to the Philosophy Department at Hong Kong University (2025), the Human Abilities Centre (2025-26), and St. John’s College, Cambridge.
Current collaborators include: Marco Meyer and Lauren Wong.