Sutherland fires worker for refusing Sentinel AI 160 webcam photos

A New Jersey healthcare outsourcing employee was fired after refusing to use an AI monitoring tool that captured 160 facial photos of her daily via webcam. The employee's doctor had objected that the constant monitoring triggered her underlying lupus and anxiety, but the company offered an ultimatum of AI monitoring, daily in-office presence resulting in a six-hour commute, or termination. The situation has drawn attention amid growing state-level legislative efforts to regulate AI electronic workplace surveillance. Open article →