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[–] stinky@redlemmy.com 13 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (1 children)

Try to find the fuse which powers the device.

You're looking for anything related to radio or telemetry.

Push the fuse back in when you're done working for the day.

If they ask what was wrong, pretend you don't know what they mean. It's not your truck. Maybe they should have their technician look into it, everything seemed fine on your end.

[–] Landless2029@lemmy.world 5 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

This works until they swap his truck so he can keep working while it goes back into the shop.

[–] stinky@redlemmy.com 1 points 7 hours ago

Keep doing it. Do it to every truck. If they put a camera in, unplug that too.

[–] Tattorack@lemmy.world 5 points 8 hours ago

Hi. 3F Copenhagen member here. I believe the scaffolders club are organising something over a similar situation that is, however, less intrusive than yours. Your situation is like a horror story version of what the scaffolders are getting (GPS tracking, logging of their company vehicles. They don't have AI... Yet...).

Do you have a union you can turn to?

[–] haui_lemmy@lemmy.giftedmc.com 74 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

Whats wrong with joining a union? Some 50 yrs ago, over 80% of factory workers were unionized, today its more like 30% iirc. Its not because unions dont work, its because they do and companies spend copius anounts to get them discredited.

JOIN A UNION.

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[–] shaggyb@lemmy.world 38 points 14 hours ago

Yeah, talk to your union about this.

[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 292 points 21 hours ago (8 children)

You form a union and bargain with your employer. Thats about it though

[–] timewarp@lemmy.world 98 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

Let me explain why companies are doing things like this. They'll make unreasonable demands and when you make mistakes as a result, the AI will capture it and they'll use that in court to blame you as the employee and try to hold you personally liable. This is their way of saying you're nothing more than a liability to them. Fuck this system. I'd start demanding a new employment agreement to protect yourself.

[–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 98 points 20 hours ago

Or seek greener non-ai-infested pastures

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[–] AlexisFR@jlai.lu 50 points 17 hours ago

Weird, what does your union has to say about it?

[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 5 points 11 hours ago

Line up a new job. Then get in the passenger side of the truck and let the AI drive today.

Then enjoy your new job knowing you made the world a better place.

[–] MyDarkestTimeline01@ani.social 173 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (8 children)

Unfortunately, there is nothing you can do. "Tattling" programs are quickly becoming a staple of any sort of logistical jobs. Companies will parade it around as if it keeps people safe, or it protects the honest employees. It's designed to give them reasons to get rid of you.

[–] wetbeardhairs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

I program tattling programs for non-logistical industry. It does let us know if people mistreat equipment or even break speed limits. But what pays the bills is predictive maintenance or responding to reactive maintenance needs more quickly. We can reduce scheduled maintenance for longer and prevent failed parts from causing too much damage.

Sure it's a different industry but generally employees are expensive to hire and even more expensive to lose. Losing a job because of a number in an algorithm that decides to tattle is rare unless that employee is a total piece of shit that we were looking to sack for other reasons. Usually its a "Dude samsara told us you blew the speed limit in this town and we're going to get fined out the wazoo and you'll lose your DOT license. Dont do it again". If they do stupid shit again and get caught by the police, they might lose their DOT status for some number of months and be unemployable until it is restored. So really it is a safeguard to prevent that from happening in the first place and helps them KEEP their jobs longer.

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[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 108 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (7 children)

Your options (pick any combination you please):

  • do whatever you can do to make it more bearable in the short term (turn down volume of AI warnings, whatever else you can configure)
  • Unionize
  • Bargain with your company/Negotiate your contracts
  • Get hired by a new company that gives a shit about their employees
  • Become an owner-operator
  • start a trucking firm with a bunch of other drivers that are fed up with that bullshit
  • Find a different kind of job that doesn't require AI to surveil and harass you.
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