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Amazon Says AI Not Used to Monitor Employee Productivity in Australia

An Amazon executive faced questioning during a Senate inquiry into artificial intelligence.
Amazon Says AI Not Used to Monitor Employee Productivity in Australia
An employee prepares a package for shipment at the Amazon logistics centre in Suelzetal near Magdeburg, eastern Germany, on Mai 12, 2021. - The US online sales giant had opened the new warehouse in Saxony-Anhalt in August 2020. (Photo by Ronny Hartmann / AFP) Photo by RONNY HARTMANN/AFP via Getty Images
Alfred Bui
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Global e-commerce giant Amazon has said it does not use artificial intelligence (AI) to track and monitor employees in Australia.

During a recent Senate inquiry hearing on AI, representatives from Amazon were questioned about whether the company conducted employee surveillance in the country.

Alfred Bui
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Alfred Bui is an Australian reporter based in Melbourne and focuses on local and business news. He is a former small business owner and has two master’s degrees in business and business law. Contact him at [email protected].