AI at Work: Automation, Surveillance and the Future of Jobs – May 12, 2026

Session Description

Prof. Karen Levy and Prof. Yochai Benkler join the Faculty of Information to explore the impacts of pervasive technology in the workplace.

Artificial intelligence is often discussed as a force that will replace workers. In many workplaces, the more immediate shift is different: digital systems are already changing how work is organized, monitored and judged.

This year’s Ian P. Sharp Lecture, hosted by the Faculty of Information at the University of Toronto, brings together Yochai Benkler of Harvard Law School and Karen Levy of Cornell University for a timely public conversation on automation, workplace surveillance and the future of jobs. In conversation with moderator Vera Khovanskaya of the University of Toronto, they will explore how data-driven systems are reshaping the way work is assigned, measured and managed.