New possibilities or problems for disability and inclusion? The case of AI and ADMs across work

Abstract

In this paper, we examine new and emerging uses of artificial intelligence (AI) and automated decision making (ADM) across various aspects of work, namely hiring, job redesign, and team formation, and their impact on disabled people. Building on disability as both a generative form of embodiment and knowledge, we consider how AI and ADMs can enable and empower disabled people for work, but also their inherent problems and contradictions. We ask the following questions: What are the implications for disabled workers? And importantly, how can we make these systems fairer and more inclusive, especially for disability?