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This report highlights the risks and opportunities of occupational safety and health-related to (AI) AI refers to systems that display intelligent behaviour by analysing their environment and taking actions – with some degree of autonomy – to achieve specific goals. AI-based systems can be purely software-based, acting in the virtual world (e.g. voice assistants, image analysis software, search engines, speech and face recognition systems) or AI can be embedded in hardware devices (e.g. advanced robots, autonomous cars, drones or Internet of things applications). -based worker management (AIWM) systems. The research and findings are supported by data analysis of the Third European Survey of Enterprises on New and Emerging Risks and in-depth expert interviews.

The study also explores possible prevention measures, emphasising the need for human-centred and ‘prevention through design’ approaches to ensure workers’ health, safety and wellbeing. A set of recommendations are presented to address risks related to the usage of AIWM systems in the workplace.