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Tesla workers balk at training Optimus robots meant to replace them
Original: Tesla workers balk at training Optimus humanoid robots as replacements https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/09/tesla-workers-
Tesla employees are reportedly pushing back against being asked to train the company's Optimus humanoid robots, tasks they fear could help prepare their own replacements. The tension highlights growing friction between workers and employers over automation in the workplace, with robotics firms increasingly relying on human labor to teach machines skilled manufacturing jobs before those jobs disappear.
Why now: Workers training the very machines that may replace them strikes a nerve in ongoing debates about automation and job security.
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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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