Companies use AI to monitor workers—45% of employees say it has a negative effect on their mental health

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Almost one-third, 32%, of employees who know their bosses are using technology to monitor them reported their mental health as fair or poor.

allows "ethical video screen recording" so employers can see if workers are "actually working on their task or watching a Netflix show instead," according to its site.. In fact, 81% of workers said that AI monitoring technology would lead them to feel like they are being inappropriately watched.

This will undoubtedly result in strained relationships between bosses and those they manage, Leslie Hammer, a professor at Oregon Health & Science University and co-director of the Oregon Healthy Workforce Center,"When employees feel they are not cared for or trusted by their employers, they are likely to have lower levels of commitment to the organization and perceive lower levels of psychological safety and higher levels of stress, all negatively affecting the relationship between...

Some employees did see a few potentially positive outcomes to AI monitoring, according to data from the Pew Research Center. Almost half, 49%, say workplace security would improve, and 46% said inappropriate behavior in the workplace would likely decrease."When comparing the stress, strain and burnout associated with electronic monitoring to the benefits, in most occupations, this is not warranted," Hammer told the APA.

 

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