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Updated · The Guardian · Oct 15

AI Surveillance Tracks Workers Minute by Minute as Firms Chase Productivity Gains

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Updated · The Guardian · Oct 15

AI Surveillance Tracks Workers Minute by Minute as Firms Chase Productivity Gains

3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Oct 15

Minute-by-minute AI monitoring is expanding in workplaces, turning older “bossware” into systems that can continuously log employee activity and productivity.
Huge data-processing capacity is driving that shift, allowing employers to analyze far more signals about how staff work than earlier software could handle.
Robert Booth said adoption is spreading across multiple sectors as companies look for tighter oversight and higher output from workers.
The Guardian podcast report warns the same tools could prove counterproductive, raising concerns that heavier surveillance may undermine the productivity gains employers want.

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