Chinese construction firms using AI to monitor workers’ safety... but also to spot ‘loiterers’

Report from Institute of Automation says the technology can spot dangers on sites and determine what workers are doing. AI can be used to send alerts when it spots somebody engaged in risky behaviour. — SCMP

Artificial intelligence is being used to monitor workers’ behaviour on construction sites across China, according to the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

The technology, developed by the Institute of Automation in Beijing, has “made construction sites transparent” with significant improvements in safety and productivity, according to a report published on the academy’s website last month.