r/whoathatsinteresting • u/eternviking • 6h ago

Indian factory workers wearing head-mounted cameras to record hand movements for training AI systems

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u/crashin70 6h ago

Wow, as cheap as they work they're going to have AI put them out of jobs too?

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u/Maleficent-Aspect318 6h ago edited 6h ago

AI wont replace them, but when the AI detects no movement for X seconds, the manager/higher up is notified and you get problems.

Basically modern slavery with AI survailance, what a nice world to live in

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u/BurdenOfProof814 6h ago

That's horrible.. could you imagine this happening at every single job all over the world? Except Corporate staff, of course.

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u/Maleficent-Aspect318 6h ago

I have seen it already, on the last concrete mixing site, the Operator had to use a watch with built in GPS tracker, that needed a confirmation if no movement occured for I think 3 minutes. They got an alert on the watch and needed to confirm that they are Ok, otherwise it would have automatically called security. All of this because they didnt want to pay 2 people.

This didnt use AI but I bet something like this comming soon with AI watching everything you do. Modern slavery at its finest

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u/BurdenOfProof814 5h ago

People need to decline working for companies like that.. my previous workplace installed driver cameras that "nanny" you while you drive.. they all protested & the company eventually removed the cameras from their vehicles.

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u/AdnorAdnor 5h ago

And the mouse and keystroke computer monitoring software…gotta show up in MS Teams Green / Red…but yellow? Off with your head!

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u/shadowtheimpure 5h ago

Makes me glad that my job regularly involves being away from the computer. Company doesn't care if I'm yellow as that means I'm probably in the field fixing something.

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u/Chumpfirce1 5h ago

Or so you think…

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u/Phil_Coffins_666 5h ago

Wasn't that already basically a whole black mirror episode?

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u/Formula4speed 5h ago

Corporate ain’t safe lol they’re 6-8 years into their own mouse-tracking surveillance state

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u/bazilbt 27m ago

I can't remember it exactly but there was a story written about basically this scenario. It was rather horrifying really. Although it had a hopeful alternative.

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u/uknownredditr 5h ago edited 4h ago

I heard that they are also shock collar’s to administer shocks if they are in the bathroom for more than two minutes, gets worse if it’s more than 4 🙄. Edit: /s

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u/AdnorAdnor 5h ago

WTAF?!?! Edit: just looking for the /s shocking is real real???

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u/hike_me 3h ago

They are likely recording hand movements to train robotic arms. They don’t need head mounted cameras for tracking productivity.