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Y Combinator deletes posts after a startup’s demo goes viral


YC deleted a controversial demo video from one of its startups, which monitors factory workers with AI cameras.

Optifye says it’s building software to help factory owners know who’s working — and who isn’t — in “real-time” thanks to AI-powered security cameras it places on assembly lines, according to its YC profile. Eoghan McCabe, the CEO of customer support startup Intercom, posted that anyone complaining better stop buying products made in China and India. Most Americans oppose using AI to track workers’ desk time, movements, and computer use, a Pew poll found in 2023.

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