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Tesla workers resist training Optimus robots that could replace them
Original: Tesla workers balk at training Optimus humanoid robots as replacements https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/09/tesla-workers-
Tesla factory workers are pushing back against being asked to train the company's Optimus humanoid robots, tasks they fear will help eliminate their own jobs. The tension highlights a growing workplace conflict as automation advances: employees are expected to teach machines the very skills that make them employable, raising concerns about job security and the ethics of training one's replacement.
Why now: Renewed debate over AI and automation displacing human workers as Tesla pushes humanoid robotics into its factories.
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- Tesla workers balk at training Optimus humanoid robots as replacements https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/09/tesla-workers-balk-at-training-optimus-humanoid-robots-as-replacements/ # AI # Robotics # FutureOfWork · ars_technica@robot.villas · 3
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