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💯 Exploring New Solidarity for an AI-Disrupted Economy   Yesterday, we hosted an official side event of the upcoming AI Action Summit in partnership with the RadicalxChange Foundation and Sciences Po. The event convened 100 experts, labor organizations, tech leaders, and policymakers at Stiftung Mercator in Berlin.   In opening remarks, Christian Kastrop emphasized that the world is at a crossroads in making consequential decisions to ensure AI’s impact is beneficial rather than detrimental. RadicalxChange President Matt Prewitt underlined the need for collective bargaining power to empower the working class, providing a balanced and equitable technological future.   💡In a series of breakout sessions, attendees discussed strategies to equip workers and labor organizers with the tools to navigate AI-driven workplace disruptions. They developed ideas for how pro-labor policies and data market reforms can shape the global AI policy agenda, the role of trusted data intermediaries in new legal frameworks, and the need for innovative social insurance and capital ownership models to secure a fairer future.   👏 A huge thank you to our partners RadicalxChange and SciencesPo, to Stiftung Mercator GmbH for their support, and to all our incredible participants and speakers, including: Ana Dujic, Director-General, Directorate “Digital, Work, Society,” Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Soziales Aart Jan De Geus, Former Minister of Social Affairs and Employment of the Netherlands & Deputy Secretary-General for the OECD Chris Boos, CEO of Almato AI & Former Member of the German Government’s Digital Council Malik Lakoubay, EU Policy & Outreach, RadicalxChange Miapetra Kumpula-Natri, Member of European Parliament & Eduskunta | Riksdagen | Parliament of Finland Paul Nemitz, Principal Adviser on the Digital Transition, European Commission Victoria Ivanova, R&D Strategic Lead, Serpentine Galleries Special kudos to Malik Lakoubay, EU Policy & Outreach Director, RadicalxChange, Jack Henderson, COO at RadicalxChange, Vidisha Mishra, our Director of Outreach and Policy, and Mateo Rodriguez, our Strategic Outreach Manager for making this event a success!   📸 Check out some photo highlights here.   🗓️ Save the date for #GSS2025, where these critical global issues will take center stage.   #AIActionSummit #AIdisruptedEconomy #FutureOfWork #EconomicParticipation #Solidarity #LaborRights #DataGovernance #DigitalTransition #PolicyInnovation Agnes Eschment Susanne Staufer Ole Spies Stiftung Mercator GmbH Joanna Bryson G. Angela Corpus Amy Pradell Leslie Nii Lantey M.