AI is accelerating—and so is the global threat to human jobs.

 

From Toronto to São Paulo, Berlin to Nairobi, Beijing to Jakarta, automation and artificial intelligence are replacing human labor at an alarming pace. Tens of millions of workers worldwide are facing the loss of jobs, income, identity, and purpose.

 

We, the undersigned, demand immediate and coordinated action to protect people—not just profits—as AI transforms the global economy.

 

We call on:

 

Governments across the world, including the U.S., Canada, China, India, Brazil, Germany, Japan, and others

 

International bodies like the United Nations (ILO, UNESCO) and OECD

 

Corporate leaders at major tech firms: OpenAI, Google, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Alibaba, Baidu, Tencent, Infosys, Samsung, and beyond

 

 

To take these urgent steps:

 

Pause or strictly regulate AI deployment in industries where it directly threatens mass human employment.

 

Establish a Global AI Labor Oversight Council, with workers, ethicists, economists, and independent technologists at the table.

 

Mandate corporate accountability, requiring companies to fund large-scale retraining and income transition programs.

 

Develop global safety nets, such as pilot programs for Universal Basic Income (UBI) or expanded public welfare systems.

 

Ensure equity—so no country, worker, or region is left behind in the AI race.

 

 

AI should augment human potential, not erase it. Innovation must serve humanity—not replace it. A world driven only by efficiency and automation is not a world worth building.

 

We demand a global commitment to put humans before machines.