Canon's Chinese subsidiary installs an AI camera with a 'smile authentication' function in-house, guaranteeing 100% smile when entering the room
China's tech workers pushed to their limits by surveillance software | Financial Times
https://www.ft.com/content/b74b6ad6-3b8d-4cd8-9dd6-3b49754aa1c7
Canon put AI cameras in its Chinese offices that only let smiling workers inside --The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/17/22538160/ai-camera-smile-recognition-office-workers-china-canon
Canon's AI Cameras Force Employees to Smile to Enter Work
https://interestingengineering.com/canon-ai-cameras-force-employees-smile
Canon Information Technology has installed a smart IT solution called 'Smart Workspace Solution' that was developed in-house in 2020. 'Smart workspace solution' is a system that provides five basic functions that meet the needs of users, such as attendance management, entry / exit management, body temperature measurement, and visitor registration, based on smile recognition technology. Based on the principles of 'good smile' and 'great health (better health)', the purpose is to create a work environment where people can relax with a smile in the post-pandemic era and improve work efficiency.
The biggest feature of the smile authentication system is that it is used in such a way that 'only smiling staff are allowed to enter the office or convention room.' In addition, it is possible to measure productivity from a program running on an employee's computer, measure the time taken for lunch break with a surveillance camera, and track behavior outside the office with a mobile app.
Worker monitoring by technology is one of the areas of remarkable development in recent years. As an example, Amazon mechanically manages the working conditions of warehouse workers and delivery drivers using apps and chatbots, and the poor managed working conditions have attracted a great deal of attention as 'you can't even pee.' I was peeing.
Amazon acknowledges and apologizes for 'driver unable to go to the bathroom' --GIGAZINE
by Todd Van Hoosear
In addition, software suites such as Microsoft 365 have a built-in monitoring tool called Productivity Score, and technology monitoring is becoming more common in both blue-collar and white-collar workers, and is pandemic at home. There is also a report that the number of cases of introduction is increasing using the increase in work as an excuse. The Verge, who reported this incident, said, 'Smile authentication cameras are'visible', so they are a low-risk type of surveillance technology. Other employee management technologies are more confusing and probably yours in the near future. You'll be in the office. '
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