Analyzing Artificial Intelligence’s Implications on Minimum Wage Labor
Abstract
As artificial intelligence continues to develop at a rapid rate, people have begun to worry about the substantial loss of jobs due to it. One implication that is often left unconsidered, however, is the shift in employment from one field to another. In the following case study, I examine Amazon’s implementation of their Just Walk Out technology and how it relocated work from in-store cashiers to exploited overseas data workers. Through covering this, I examine the broader impact of artificial intelligence on the labor market, its targeted harm on minimum-wage employees and data workers, and offer a solution moving forward.