Interesting and equally controversial footage that has sparked extensive discussions in the world media has been released.
Medianews.az, citing Milli.Az, reports that workers in large textile factories located in India have been found to wear small cameras on their heads during work. These cameras record all of their movements—from how they hold the fabric to the sewing process—in first-person view second by second.
According to the information, the main purpose of this step is to train artificial intelligence systems and robots to be used in the future. Instead of investing in expensive motion tracking technologies, companies are directly trying to “transfer” the experience and manual skills that workers have gained over years in this way.
However, the matter does not end there. The most attention-grabbing point in public opinion is that workers are effectively contributing to the development of automated systems that will replace them in the future. For this reason, the footage circulating on social networks is accompanied by harsh comments like "Workers are digging their own graves."
On the other hand, the ethical aspects of this process have also become a serious topic of discussion. It remains unclear whether workers receive fair payment in exchange for the data collected and how this data will be used in the future.
Experts evaluate the issue from two different perspectives. One group sees it as an inevitable technological advancement, while the other believes that human labor is being exploited in a new—digital—form.