AI to Replace Annoying Colleagues Who Complain About Your Tea Breaks to the Boss [Video]

Recently, a video showcased how Chinese workplaces are deploying AI-powered cameras to track employees’ activities and take note of their productivity and break times. 

This will soon be a reality at your workplace too, in the process, eliminating that annoying colleague who often snitches about your coffee/tea breaks. 

Research conducted by Top10VPN, a virtual private network comparison site, indicated a 54% increase in the demand for employee surveillance software since 2019. This surge indicates employers’ quiet dependence on AI monitoring tools to gain insights into employee performance and business operations. 

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, as employees returned to work under advised pandemic protocols, machine learning emerged as a tool to monitor adherence to social distancing measures at the workplace. 

Innovations like Landing AI, a startup offering workplace monitoring tools, were developed to issue alerts when individuals failed to maintain the recommended distance from their colleagues.

Working on similar lines, Bharat Aluminium Company Limited (BALCO), India’s aluminum producer …