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The high cost of advanced AI tools is creating financial barriers for early-career scientists, forcing many to pay out-of-pocket or forgo essential technology. This unequal access is deepening class divides in the scientific community, particularly affecting researchers in resource-limited settings.[AI generated]
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
The event involves the use of an AI system (ChatGPT) in the workplace, which directly influences managerial trust and employee evaluations. This leads to harm in the form of reduced trust, poorer performance assessments, and potential negative impacts on career progression, which are harms to people and their labor rights. The harm is realized and documented through research findings, not merely potential. Hence, it meets the criteria for an AI Incident as the AI system's use has directly or indirectly led to harm to people (employees) in a professional context.[AI generated]