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Indian Factory Workers Wear AI Cameras for Training, Sparking Job Replacement Fears
Controversy Over AI Training Cameras in India Spreads
Videos have circulated online showing human workers in an Indian factory wearing artificial intelligence (AI) training cameras while performing their tasks, igniting controversy. The sight of workers directly training humanoids that could replace their jobs has drawn reactions described as "bizarre." According to the U.S. media outlet Cool Down (TCD), companies like Objectways, headquartered in Bengaluru, India, equip employees with AI training cameras to track movements during routine tasks such as folding towels or stacking boxes.
The Role of 'Hand Motion Data Learning Centers' and Wage Concerns
These teams, acting as 'hand motion data learning centers,' produce hundreds of video clips daily and review their accuracy for algorithm training. These videos are then sent to U.S. AI research labs supported by Meta, such as Scale AI, where neural networks learn how robots can perform tasks efficiently. The spread of these videos on social media has intensified the debate, highlighting the paradox of manual laborers accelerating their own potential job displacement by robots. Workers wearing cameras reportedly earn $230-250 per month. This has led to criticism that companies are leveraging an unequal labor structure to gain immense profits while paying workers disproportionately low wages. However, some argue that these jobs provide valuable opportunities in India, a country with high youth unemployment.
*Source: 전자신문 (2026-04-17)*
