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Emotion-tracking AI on the job: Workers fear being watched – and misunderstood (theconversation.com)

submitted 8 months ago by Bebo@literature.cafe to c/technology@beehaw.org

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Emotion artificial intelligence uses biological signals such as vocal tone, facial expressions and data from wearable devices as well as text and how people use their computers, to detect and predict how someone is feeling. It can be used in the workplace, for hiring, etc. Loss of privacy is just the beginning. Workers are worried about biased AI and the need to perform the ‘right’ expressions and body language for the algorithms.

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[–] ApathyTree@lemmy.dbzer0.com 66 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

This would absolutely flag me for something. I tend to have flat delivery, low pitch, avoid eye contact, etc. and when combined with other metrics, could easily flag me as not being a happy enough camper.

I mean don’t get me wrong, I’m never going to be happy to be working, but if I showed up that day, I’m also in a good enough headspace to do my job… and if you want to fire me for that… for having stuff going on and not faking vocal patterns…

This is why I don’t want to work anymore. It’s gotten so invasive and fraught if you happen to be anything but a happy bubbly neurotypical fake. And that’s wildly stressful. I’m not a machine, and refuse to be treated like one. If that means I have to die in poverty, well, dump me in the woods, I guess.

This shit should never be legal.

[–] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 46 points 8 months ago (2 children)

"Make Neurodiverse People Homeless Again"

[–] ranandtoldthat@beehaw.org 11 points 8 months ago (1 children)

This is another sign of what's already going on. It's getting into backlash territory.

[–] drwho@beehaw.org 7 points 8 months ago

"Our smart securicams don't trust you" is the new "You're not a good culture fit."

[–] joelfromaus@aussie.zone 3 points 8 months ago

Bring in Universal Basic Income. Introduce emotion tracking as job KPI. Fire me because I don’t emote per LLM datasets. Live comfortably unemployed.

Best dystopian outcome. A guy can dream, right?