监控工具在各种工作场所中普遍使用，包括工厂、办公室工作、送货工作和零售业——通常在未告知员工的情况下使用。雇主正越来越多地使用技术手段，从闭路电视到击键监控，来追踪员工的行动，而人工智能的使用正在加速这一趋势，人类技术研究所发出警告。
Monitoring tools common in a range of workplaces, including factories, office jobs, delivery work and in retail – often without employees being informed Employers are increasingly using technology, from CCTV to keystroke monitoring, to track workers’ moves and it is being accelerated by the use of AI, the Human Technology Institute has warned.
该研究所向《卫报》澳大利亚版提供的例子包括：一家快餐店利用监控摄像头阻止员工使用手机，以及AI追踪导致一名收银员因每533次扫描出现一次错误而受到警告。
Examples provided to Guardian Australia by the institute include a fast-food restaurant using surveillance cameras to stop workers using their phones, and AI tracking leading to a cashier warned over making a mistake once every 533 scans.