The real threat of AI in the workplace is not mass job loss, but the growing divide between workers who use AI to enhance their skills and those who are increasingly controlled and surveilled by AI-driven management systems. This divide creates inequality as higher-paid employees benefit from AI assistance while lower-paid workers face intensified monitoring and pressure, raising ethical concerns about transparency, worker autonomy, and wellbeing.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/11/ai-worker-control-surveillance