Category: Short reads

  • Workers in India show that collective pushback on data collection can be effective

    Workers in India show that collective pushback on data collection can be effective

    by

    Published in

    In an attempt to obtain more data to train robots to perform dexterous tasks, start-ups like Egolab.AI are focused on collecting “egocentric data” — footage from head mounted cameras. This data is not just used for training but also for surveillance, as the startup makes deals with factories to provide “AI powered efficiency reports” on the workers in exchange for the data obtained by the workers. The workers in two textile factories in India spoke with openDemocracy about how they fought back against a data collection pilot program. The justifications for the cameras were suspiciously vague and workers investigated and…

    Read more >