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After backlash, Y Combinator pulls video showing AI-powered worker monitoring software

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Y Combinator quietly pulled a video from its X account demonstrating a new startup’s AI-powered worker monitoring software.

The startup, called Optifye , says on its website that it is developing “AI line optimization for manual assembly” that can boost efficiency by up to 30% . In the demo video itself, the software has zero impact other than to harass the worker.

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