As I shared in my previous article introducing my new series, I’ve been diving deep into the complex and often uncomfortable questions about how AI is reshaping work. The result of these constant reflections and related research is a series of free ebook, some of them I’ve already published, covering AI’s influence on education, leadership, wellbeing, sustainability, and inclusion, and now a new series, that shifts the focus to the practical, ethical, and human dimensions of automation in business and society is ready to be shared.
Each ebook tackles a single theme, grounded in real-world cases, current research, and a European perspective. In my earlier post in this newsletter, I offered a detailed overview of the series, its structure, and the questions that tie each entry together; you can find that introduction, along with the complete list of upcoming topics, in that article.
Today, in this first ebook, Ethics of AI in Replacing Human Labor, we examine when it is truly ethical to replace human labor with AI. It’s not a hypothetical question — it’s unfolding right now across hiring processes, manufacturing lines, logistics networks, and customer service. In Europe, work is woven into our social fabric, which makes these decisions about more than just economics.
