‘Dystopian’: Co-op becomes latest firm to put staff under AI surveillance
Co-op Legal Services is using AI to record, analyze, and score every phone call between staff and customers seeking advice on probate, wills, and estates. A whistleblower described the system as oppressive, saying the automated monitoring covers all calls handled by agents in that unit.
Why this matters: Workers in this unit cannot have a single conversation without an AI rating their performance. That is not a productivity tool. It is continuous scoring of every word spoken to grieving people dealing with wills and estates. The pressure that creates on staff is real. So is the question of what happens to recordings of deeply personal calls about death and inheritance. Co-op has not just put cameras in the break room. It has put a judge inside every phone call.
Who should care: Privacy officers · Cybersecurity · General readers · AI governance · Policy
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