Benjamin Harnett, chair of the Tech Guild’s Generative AI committee and a staff software engineer at The New York Times, stated that the use of AI to monitor employees breaches their contract and misrepresents the nature of their work.
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New York Times faces allegations of using AI for employee surveillance
The New York Times has been accused of employing AI technology to surveil its unionized employees. Benjamin Harnett, a representative from the Tech Guild, expressed concerns that this practice violates contractual agreements and distorts the understanding of employee work.
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New York Times accused of using AI to spy on unionized employees: ‘workers everywhere are under attack’
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