Professionals Australia · AI at Work campaign
AI at work could go two ways
The worst
Lost jobs. More surveillance. Big decisions made by systems no one answers for.
The best
Better work, with people in charge and a fair share of the time it saves. That includes a four-day week on the same pay.
The difference is whether we have a say.
Professionals Australia is the union for STEM workers. We're bringing people together to stop the worst uses of AI and fight for the best. Don't leave your future to tech bros and billionaires, join your union and decide the rules.
What we're fighting for
Stop the worst.
Protect jobs. Push back on surveillance. Make sure a person is responsible for decisions that affect people at work.
Win the best.
Use AI to make work better, not just cheaper. Keep people in charge. Share the gains through less work for the same pay.
We can't leave decisions to billionaires and big tech. Power comes from people joining, speaking up and acting together.
Help shape the campaign
If you know the tech, we need you
If you build AI, use it or lead teams putting it to work, you know where it helps and where it fails.
PA members can use that knowledge to identify good and bad uses, help write rules that work and give the wider union movement a stronger voice. You don't need to have every answer. You do need to be in the conversation.
AI Vibe Check
LiveIs it saving you time?
Or adding to your workload?
Is it changing your team?
Are you getting a say?
One response shows a moment. Regular check-ins show the trend.
Don't leave AI's future to big tech
Decisions about our working lives are being made right now
While the debate goes back and forth about whether AI is good or bad, decisions about our working lives are being made. We have a short window to shape them, not leave them to big tech and billionaires.
The public needs to hear from the professionals who build, deploy and understand this technology. Together, Professionals Australia members can be a trusted voice: cutting through the hype, calling out the risks and showing how AI can genuinely improve work and people's lives.
AI won't decide the future of work on its own. Organised professionals will.
2025 AI at Work Survey Report
We asked 2,000+ professionals what AI is really doing at work.
Engineers, scientists, ICT, health, architecture and public sector professionals told us what's happening as AI is rushed into Australian workplaces. We're taking that evidence to government, regulators and major employers.
84%
are concerned about AI making decisions that affect their work
63%
say there is no transparency in how workplace AI reaches conclusions
56%
say AI has increased their workload
1 in 5
or fewer have received any AI training
The system makes decisions I cannot explain, but I am the one who has to justify them.
It just appeared on my desktop one day. Now it tells me what to prioritise.
It is like managing a junior colleague who never learns from their mistakes.
Not banning AI. Making it safe, fair and accountable.
- 01
Consultation from day one
Professionals involved before AI is bought, built or switched on.
- 02
Real transparency
Where AI is used, what it does and how it decides.
- 03
Proper training, on paid time
No one forced to use tools they were never shown.
- 04
Human responsibility
AI supports judgment. Management owns the risks.
AI won't decide the future of work on its own. Organised professionals will.
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Our AI report is making a big splash
PA's 2025 AI at Work Survey Report brings professionals' experiences into the national conversation. The findings and member voices are making headlines, strengthening our evidence-based push for consultation, transparency, training and human accountability.
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AI at work needs your voice
Want a four-day week and AI that works for people? Sign up to hear when you can speak up, help shape the rules and act with others.
The more of us who act, the harder we are to ignore.
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Don't face the future of work on your own
We can't leave decisions to billionaires and big tech. To change what happens at work, we need the strength to act together.
Join Professionals Australia. Add your voice to the STEM workers defending each other against bad AI and fighting for AI that makes work better for everyone.
