Great topic and I agree with the premise that if the laws can't protect people, civil disobedience is called for. In the US, it seems like labour and privacy laws do not afford people the protection they need from surveillance and the awful conditions people have to work under in Amazon's "fulfillment center"s . GDPR in the EU, gives workers a strong framework to fight back (I covered the fine by CNIL here: https://www.futuristiclawyer.com/p/why-amazon-was-hit-with-a-gdpr-fine) but more could probably be done. Just because Amazon is a mega tech empire doesn't give it the right to treat stock workers like slaves
It's ironic that Elon gets so much flack for being anti-union when the tactics of Bezos at Amazon are 1000 times worse. Tesla and SpaceX employees are much happier with their jobs than those who work at Amazon. Tesla and SpaceX employees feel like they're building the future. Amazon workers are like modern day slaves. And yet when the same liberals who rail against the oligarchs and attack Elon are asked if they intend to stop making purchases on Amazon, all we hear is crickets.
In delivery vans, Netradyne’s Driveri system watches drivers with four lenses. Yawn? Flagged. Check your mirror? Dinged. Scratch your face? That’s “distracted driving.” Drivers must sign biometric consent forms — hand over your facial recognition data or hand over your job.
Check your mirror? Why get dinged for working safely? Proper driving requires that you continuously scan your mirrors every three seconds, to make sure you don't hit another car.
This is why AI is dangerous. It removes human safety from the equation. We, as humans, know how much stress our body can take, and we must rest when it's called for, even if it's only a minute or two.
Fear as a Feature, Not a Bug
“We have an injury crisis and we’re being watched and you feel like you’re in prison.”
I hate to tell you, but a prison inmate has more rights than an amazon worker. You aren't allowed to work an inmate more than 40 hours a week. Inmates get time off when they are sick, and they can refuse to work. What's the worse that can happen? Solitary?
That’s deeply concerning and unfortunately, some governments may choose to invest in and adopt such algorithms
It's sad that noone is fighting against it
Good insight 😃. Can i translate part of this article into Spanish with links to you and a description of your newsletter?
yes
Many thanks. This week we will translate it.
An important piece and an uncomfortable read 🌟 thanks for putting your head above the trench ✅
Glad you liked it
Great topic and I agree with the premise that if the laws can't protect people, civil disobedience is called for. In the US, it seems like labour and privacy laws do not afford people the protection they need from surveillance and the awful conditions people have to work under in Amazon's "fulfillment center"s . GDPR in the EU, gives workers a strong framework to fight back (I covered the fine by CNIL here: https://www.futuristiclawyer.com/p/why-amazon-was-hit-with-a-gdpr-fine) but more could probably be done. Just because Amazon is a mega tech empire doesn't give it the right to treat stock workers like slaves
Guest post your analysis here sometime
Sure, would be glad to contribute
Fantastic!
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Interesting..
thank you
It's ironic that Elon gets so much flack for being anti-union when the tactics of Bezos at Amazon are 1000 times worse. Tesla and SpaceX employees are much happier with their jobs than those who work at Amazon. Tesla and SpaceX employees feel like they're building the future. Amazon workers are like modern day slaves. And yet when the same liberals who rail against the oligarchs and attack Elon are asked if they intend to stop making purchases on Amazon, all we hear is crickets.
In delivery vans, Netradyne’s Driveri system watches drivers with four lenses. Yawn? Flagged. Check your mirror? Dinged. Scratch your face? That’s “distracted driving.” Drivers must sign biometric consent forms — hand over your facial recognition data or hand over your job.
Check your mirror? Why get dinged for working safely? Proper driving requires that you continuously scan your mirrors every three seconds, to make sure you don't hit another car.
This is why AI is dangerous. It removes human safety from the equation. We, as humans, know how much stress our body can take, and we must rest when it's called for, even if it's only a minute or two.
Fear as a Feature, Not a Bug
“We have an injury crisis and we’re being watched and you feel like you’re in prison.”
I hate to tell you, but a prison inmate has more rights than an amazon worker. You aren't allowed to work an inmate more than 40 hours a week. Inmates get time off when they are sick, and they can refuse to work. What's the worse that can happen? Solitary?