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Amazon uses AI surveillance to monitor union risk in UK warehouses // Internal documents suggest tech giant collects ‘hundreds of data points’ for ‘union-busting’ AI model (www.opendemocracy.net)
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[–] 30 points 3 weeks ago (12 children)

"AI, how do I start a union when Amazon is using these tactics?"

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  • [–] 13 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (11 children)

    There's a definite disparity in the dataset available to you and the dataset available to your employer. You can't Sony AI Uno Reverse your way out of this one.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 weeks ago (10 children)

    Sure you can. You might have to pay a little for it.

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  • [–] 13 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

    Employers start with personal data on every one of their employees. And they can do slimey shit like this, if you're building a union you need to build trust, and monitoring your members wouldn't be doing that.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago (3 children)

    So what. You gotta try, even if it's not as good.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    Maybe the money would be better spent on pizza to get people to come to your union meetings....

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  • [–] 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    I have helped organize a workplace and I cant think of a way AI could have aided us. My fellow organizers would occasionally ask it advice or questions about labor law.

    The first use case didn't produce anything overly helpful, but maybe it helped soothe their nerves. The second use case... We're not lawyers and the devil is in the details. Fortunately we had help from the organization we joined. They were extremely helpful and knowledgeable.

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  • [–] -2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

    AI is great at sources and finding places that have done it before. Also, if you put in what Amazon is doing, there may be sources for laws that they're breaking, and ways you can legally counteract. Notice, I said sources. It can also help you organize all of the info*. AI is an amazing intern, but that's about it. Still very helpful.

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