The Guardian · AI
AI reshapes workplace surveillance, minute by minute
Workplace oversight has evolved from output targets to software known as bossware. AI now allows these systems to analyse large amounts of data and report on workers’ activity and productivity minute by minute. In the podcast, Ian Sample speaks with UK technology editor Robert Booth about adoption across sectors, employers’ reasons for using the tools and how the approach could prove counterproductive.
What to know
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Employers have monitored workers through output targets and computer software known as bossware.
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AI enables monitoring systems to analyse large volumes of data and report activity and productivity minute by minute.
Why it matters
AI is changing how employers monitor activity and productivity, while the podcast also examines whether such monitoring could be counterproductive.
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