"Fifth among the nine general principles of prevention governing business players' actions in terms of the preservation of workers' safety and health, is: adapting to technical progress1. The pace and proliferation of innovations make this task particularly challenging, especially since there must also be compliance with the other general principles, particularly the second on the list: evaluating the risks which cannot be avoided. A rigorous risk assessment often requires time and puts decision-makers in a delicate position with regard to technological innovations. They must be able to use these technologies to improve productivity and working conditions while ensuring that they do not generate new risks.
With regard to information and communication technologies (ICTs), artificial intelligence (AI) has drawn in a lot of resources and attention these past few years. Whether to improve productivity, lower the vulnerability of supply chains or for geopolitical reasons for relocating activities in strategic sectors, AI systems are seen as an asset to be developed, including for occupational risk management.
Occupational safety and health players are naturally concerned by the possible consequences of the introduction of AI systems in the professional environment. In general, they must attempt to assess the risks that these systems can pose to workers' physical and mental health and make prevention recommendations."

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