AI "Companion Bots" Actually Run by Exploited Kenyans, Worker Claims
What I didn't know was that the role would require me to assume multiple fabricated identities, and use pseudo profiles created by the company to engage in intimate and explicit conversations with lonely men and women,
'The era of data-labeling companies is over,' says the CEO of a $2.2 billion AI training firm
Basic data-labeling is becoming obsolete; AI training requires complex, real-world data, reinforcement-learning environments, and domain experts forming proactive research partnerships.
The AI Industry Is Traumatizing Desperate Contractors in the Developing World for Pennies
AI systems rely on low-wage data-labeling labor in developing countries exposed to traumatic content, poor conditions, and limited workplace protections.
AI training unicorn Snorkel AI just laid off 13% of its entire workforce
Snorkel AI laid off 31 of 240 employees (about 13%), cutting mainly software engineers while preserving most AI-focused roles as it shifts to data-as-a-service.
How AI Will (Actually) Upend the Labor Market | HackerNoon
Remotasks faces allegations of worker's rights abuses amid its crucial role in AI data labeling, highlighting ethical concerns in tech labor practices.