Reporting archive
Evidence on AI and work
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UK consultation on AI-enabled workplace monitoring could add new duties for employers
The UK government is consulting on workplace monitoring technologies, including AI-assisted monitoring and algorithmic management, and is considering whether employers should face new consultation duties or only guidance.
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Challenger says AI stayed the top stated reason for July layoffs as hiring also rose
Challenger, Gray & Christmas said AI was the leading stated reason for July job cuts for a fifth straight month, even as employers also announced more hiring plans.
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OPM widens access to AI hiring tool as federal AI trainee posting expires today
OPM says it is expanding its AI-powered USA Class tool across agencies using USA Staffing, while a related federal AI Data Engineer Student Trainee posting expires today, August 7, 2026.
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California’s AI Transparency Act is operative, with later dates for some obligations
California’s AI Transparency Act became operative on August 2, 2026, and the statute also sets later dates for some provisions in 2027 and 2028.
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No fresh AI-and-jobs event could be verified in the last 48 hours
No qualifying AI-and-jobs development could be verified from the last 48 hours. The closest evidence-backed item was Revelio Labs’ AI Labor Market Tracker launch on July 28, 2026, which falls outside the requested window.
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Thomson Reuters said it would cut some engineering roles while Reuters reported a plan for more than 250 net-new hires
Reuters reported that Thomson Reuters said it was cutting a small number of engineering roles while planning to hire more than 250 net-new engineering roles over two years.
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EU AI Act transparency rules take effect for workplace and user-facing AI
EU AI Act transparency duties now apply to AI systems that interact with people or generate content, and workplace deployers of high-risk AI must give notice before use.
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Remote work, not AI, is the stronger explanation for weaker junior hiring, a Warwick study says
A Warwick study says declining early-career hiring in four countries tracks remote and hybrid work more closely than AI exposure, while Axios reports similar findings from New York Fed economists about youth unemployment.
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Apollo’s AI paper points to weaker pay growth, not just layoffs
Apollo Global Management’s new white paper, as reported by Axios, argues that AI exposure is showing up in slower wage growth for some occupations more than in headline job losses.
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OPM expands USA Class, an AI tool for drafting federal job descriptions
OPM says it has expanded access to USA Class across federal agencies using USA Staffing, adding an AI tool to the first step of federal hiring. The agency says it is meant to reduce administrative burden and speed the drafting of position descriptions.