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Many bosses want to get inside their employees' heads. It's possible that employees are starting to actually do so.
A number of companies offer mind-reading devices for their employees. InnerEye is an Israeli company that claims to combine machine learning with the power of the human mind to help workers eliminate indecisiveness and work faster than ever before. Emotiv claims to be able to track employees' well-being with headsets.
InnerEyes combines the best of both worlds by connecting humans and machines.
Do you think there's a Dystopian? It's definitely true. These are not outliers. Employers are starting to invest in a market that is growing.
The pitch for this device class is that it's a tool for enhancing productivity, but also for ensuring employee health. It is possible that they are monitoring employees for their own sake. Innereye's artificial intelligence helps employees make quick, almost mindless decisions. They want to keep workers happy.
Tan Le, Emotiv's CEO and co-founder, told Spectrum that the technology's potential is not lost on them. We are very aware of choosing partners that want to introduce this technology in a responsible way, they have to have a genuine desire to help and empower employees.
This employee-forward marketing approach distinguishes these devices from " bossware", a growing field of consumer tech that offers employee monitoring in a remote work-driven world.
Given the prevalence of datamining and the rise of bossware, hesitant employees can be forgiven for feeling incredulous towards mind-reading headsets, especially for their privacy's sake. According to Emotiv's Le, the data from its EEGs belongs to the worker, who has to "explicitly allow a copy of it to be shared anonymous" with higher-ups.
The jury is still out on whether the workforce wants this stuff. It might not be a choice for some people.
Karen Rommelfanger, the founder of the Institute of Neuroethics, told Spectrum that employers are interested. I am not sure if there is significant interest from employees.
Are you ready for workplace brain scanning? The spectrum of theIEEE.
"Bossware" that spies on employees' computers has been brought to the attention of the governor.
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