Re:Tell HN: Y Combinator backing AI company to abuse factory...
by latexr on Tuesday February 25, 2025 @08:40AM
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> Software can not abuse workers. Managers can, with our without software.
And guns cannot kill people. Other people can, with or without guns. It shouldn’t be hard to understand tools facilitate the task you’re using them for.
> Nowadays it's OK in some companies to install remote access software to monitor employees' screens.
No, it is not OK. It is done, but that doesn’t mean it is right or ethical.
> It's nothing new.
That’s not an excuse to not do better and revise practices.
And guns cannot kill people. Other people can, with or without guns. It shouldn’t be hard to understand tools facilitate the task you’re using them for.
> Nowadays it's OK in some companies to install remote access software to monitor employees' screens.
No, it is not OK. It is done, but that doesn’t mean it is right or ethical.
> It's nothing new.
That’s not an excuse to not do better and revise practices.
> It's just business.
See the Nuremberg defence.