AI surveillance at work: bosses are watching more and more
According to The Guardian, AI is taking bossware to a new level. At a conference in Dublin, speakers warned that AI is being used to monitor employees, which also reduces the value of their work.
Who is affected and how
- employee
- Find out what data your employer collects, and ask for transparency.
- HR professional
- Check in advance whether AI-based monitoring complies with data protection and labour law.
- manager
- Monitoring can erode trust, so it must be proportionate and transparent.
Sources
- Is your boss watching you? The rise of AI surveillance at work - video | Science | The Guardiantheguardian.com · Oct 15, 2026
- Your boss is watching you: Workplace surveillance is on the rise, spurred by AI – WHIO TV 7 and WHIO Radiowhio.com · Oct 15, 2026
- Your boss is watching you: Workplace surveillance is on the rise, spurred by AI - KESQkesq.com · Oct 17, 2026
- AI being used by employers to more closely monitor their staff, Dublin conference hears – The Irish Timesirishtimes.com · Oct 12, 2026
- Na radničkom skupu u Dublinu upozoreno na AI nadzor zaposlenika i pad vrijednosti njihova rada — Perpetuum | advance.hradvance.hr · Oct 12, 2026 · magyar
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