Iranian Association of Cultural Studies & Communication Society Culture Media 2322-3855 Articles in Press 2025 08 16 Artificial Intelligence and the Role of Cooperatives in Transforming the Future of Work Artificial Intelligence and the Role of Cooperatives in Transforming the Future of Work 227077 10.22034/scm.2025.532322.1903 FA Mitra Yousef Zadeh cooperative Journal Article 2025 07 08 This research paper examines how artificial intelligence is adapting to rapid and fundamental changes in the labor market and how cooperatives can serve as effective tools in managing these changes. First, the paper reviews the evolution of jobs and work structures in the era of new technologies, especially artificial intelligence, and describes the advantages, disadvantages, and challenges arising from this innovation. Then, cooperative models are examined as flexible structures to support the workforce and create synergies with smart technologies. By carefully analyzing case studies and examining practical experiences in several successful examples, it is shown that cooperatives can play a pivotal and key role in creating a balance between IT productivity and social justice. The results also indicate that the synchronization of artificial intelligence with management strategies in the form of cooperatives will pave the way for creating sustainable jobs and improving the quality of work at different economic levels. This research paper examines how artificial intelligence is adapting to rapid and fundamental changes in the labor market and how cooperatives can serve as effective tools in managing these changes. First, the paper reviews the evolution of jobs and work structures in the era of new technologies, especially artificial intelligence, and describes the advantages, disadvantages, and challenges arising from this innovation. Then, cooperative models are examined as flexible structures to support the workforce and create synergies with smart technologies. By carefully analyzing case studies and examining practical experiences in several successful examples, it is shown that cooperatives can play a pivotal and key role in creating a balance between IT productivity and social justice. The results also indicate that the synchronization of artificial intelligence with management strategies in the form of cooperatives will pave the way for creating sustainable jobs and improving the quality of work at different economic levels.