Discussing Artificial Intelligence: Pulling Back the Curtain on the Limitations & Liabilities of A.I.

Aiha Nguyen is the Program Director for the Labor Futures Initiative at Data & Society where she guides research and engagement. She brings a practitioner’s perspective to this role having worked for over a decade in community and worker advocacy and organizing in Los Angeles. Her work contributes to shifting the debate towards worker-centered discussions and solutions. Aiha has conducted research on workplace monitoring and algorithmic management including the resulting privacy concerns of workers and changing labor conditions. She is author of The Constant Boss: Work Under Digital Surveillance and co-author of At the Digital Doorstep: How Customers Use Doorbell Cameras to Manage Delivery Workers. She is currently leading the initiative on a multi-year inquiry into Generative AI’s labor impacts which includes a series of public talks, recent publication of a primer, Generative AI and Labor: Power, Hype and Value at Work, and academic workshop.

Aiha has advised policy makers and institutions including members of Congress, state and federal legislative and regulatory bodies, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, United Nations, and European Union Commission.

Ed Zitron is the influential, No-Holds-Barred Tech Industry Analyst Challenging the Broken “Growth at All Costs” Mindset and Revealing Practical Steps to Getting Back to Creating Products and Services People Love; Host, Award-Winning “Better Offline” Podcast; Author, “Why Everything Stopped Working” (Portfolio, 2026) and “Where’s Your Ed At” Newsletter; Founder and CEO, EZPR.

Larry J. Cohen is a writer, producer, and New Jersey enthusiast. His credits include BERLIN STATION (MGM+), BORGIA (Netflix/Canal+), and SADDAM & ME (2018 Blacklist). His work has been screened in festivals across the country, including San Francisco International, Boston Independent, and Palm Springs International. His producing credits include Peabody Award-winning RadioLab’s “WORDS”. Most recently, he has been developing series for Apple TV+, Bad Robot, Lionsgate, and HBO.