The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has led to concerns about the ethical implications of using human labor for data collection. At Pearl Global Industries, a garment factory in Gurugram, India, workers were instructed to wear camera-linked devices that monitor their productivity and movements. This equipment, associated with the startup Egolab.AI, is designed to gather 'egocentric data'—video clips from the workers' perspectives. Such data can be processed into datasets for AI firms, including notable names like Tesla and Boston Dynamics, which are developing robots capable of mimicking human actions. Experts emphasize that AI systems need extensive real-world data to learn effectively, raising alarms about the potential for these technologies to displace the very workers contributing to their training. The situation is compounded by reports that companies like Meta are already tracking employee computer usage to inform AI development. As AI continues to evolve, the implications for job security and privacy remain significant.