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Amazon’s AI Warehouses Isolate Workers and Hinder Union Organizing, New Report Finds (www.404media.co)
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Amazon’s use of AI and robotics in its warehouses isolates workers and negatively impacts union organizing drives, a new report finds.

The report, conducted by Oxford University research team Fairwork and the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence, aimed to explain how AI impacts warehouse workers by interviewing employees at robotic Amazon warehouses in the U.K.

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[-] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 8 points 5 months ago

“It tells you exactly what to do. Like, It told me to get four new bags from the rack. When I did that it told me to go to trash can #1. Once I got there it told me to open the cabinet and pull out the trash can. Once I did that it told me to check the floor for any debris. Then it told me to tie up the bag and put it to the side, on the left. Then it told me to put a new bag in the can. Then it told me to attach the bag to the rim. Then it told me to put the can back in and close the cabinet. Then it told me to wipe down the cabinet and make sure it’s spotless. Then it told me to push the help button on the can to make sure it is working. Then it told me to move to trash can #2. Like that.”

[-] Evotech@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

Man they really be programming people

[-] dayna@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 5 months ago

I’m autistic, and I wish every part of my day was like this.

[-] B0rax@feddit.de 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

They try to make the job as easy as possible, so no training is required and literally anybody could do the work. That way they don’t need any skilled labor at all. Basically just any warm body.

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