Tesla workers push back on mocap suits for Optimus training, sparking data-royalty debate
VraserX · x · 2026-09-29
Tesla workers have reportedly pushed back on wearing suits that record their movements to train Optimus, prompting a labor-ethics question: does a wage for performing tasks also cover turning your skills into something the company can use indefinitely?
- The poster holds both views: wants robots to take jobs, but thinks the people teaching them should share in what they help create.
- He proposes ongoing royalties for workers whose training data makes this possible, and challenges critics to explain why a normal wage should cover both labor and skill capture.
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