The Guardian · AI
AI brings minute-by-minute scrutiny to the workplace
Employers have tracked workers through output targets and software known as bossware. AI is making that monitoring more detailed, using vast datasets to describe activity and productivity minute by minute. Ian Sample talks with UK technology editor Robert Booth about the sectors adopting these tools, their reasons for doing so, and why the approach could backfire.
What to know
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Workplace oversight has evolved from output targets to monitoring software known as bossware.
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AI-powered monitoring systems can analyze large volumes of data to report activity and productivity minute by minute.
Why it matters
The discussion helps explain AI’s impact on workplace oversight while noting that such monitoring could prove counterproductive.
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