The retail giant will this week ask delivery drivers in the US to sign a “biometric consent” form or lose their jobs, Vice reports. The form permits the company to use AI-powered cameras in its vans to monitor drivers’ locations, movements, and biometric data. The firm has already started rolling out the system, made by tech company Netradyne, across its fleet of vehicles. The cameras can monitor a driver’s body movements, infer when they’re distracted, and even spot when they yawn. [Read: How to use AI to better serve your customers] Vice reports that some drivers are refusing to sign the forms. But Ray Walsh, a digital privacy expert at ProPrivacy, said many of them will have little choice but to accept the terms: Those that do sign the forms will consent to highly-intrusive surveillance that could affect their behavior while they work. Walsh added that any mistakes picked up by the system could be used to prosecute drivers: Greetings Humanoids! Did you know we have a newsletter all about AI? You can subscribe to it right here.
