Teachers at Euan Blair firm report ‘horrendous stress’ after AI used to rate their work
Summary
Teachers at Multiverse, a tech training company partly owned by Euan Blair, report high stress after AI tools began monitoring and rating their teaching. The AI analyzes online lessons, flags issues, and alerts managers, leading to concerns about constant surveillance and increased pressure on staff.Key Facts
- Multiverse is a tech training company co-founded by Euan Blair, son of former Prime Minister Tony Blair.
- The company uses AI to monitor and score teachers during online apprenticeship training sessions.
- The AI flags problems like slow responses to disruptions and use of filler words such as "sort of" or "kind of".
- Teachers say the system causes stress, anxiety, and sleep problems.
- Before AI, teachers were observed monthly by humans; now AI watches them for several hours daily.
- The AI assigns a “risk status” and confidence scores to each teacher and sends written comments to managers.
- Multiverse states AI supports human managers by highlighting where attention is needed, not replacing human judgment.
- Similar AI monitoring systems have been used in other companies, raising privacy and work satisfaction concerns.
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