Guardian podcast: AI surveillance is turning work into a real-time productivity scorecard
nordicinst · x · 2026-10-15
The Guardian's Science Weekly examines the rise of AI workplace surveillance. Tech editor Robert Booth explains how AI has evolved from output targets and "bossware" to systems that process vast data for minute-by-minute productivity scoring, spreading from offices to classrooms. Teachers at Euan Blair's firm report "horrendous stress" after AI-rated evaluations; European AI watchdogs warn the approach may be counterproductive.
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