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AI's hidden workforce: 160M exploited data workers in Global South

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Artificial intelligence development relies on a vast, often hidden, workforce, primarily located in the Global South. These data workers, numbering over 160 million, are crucial for training AI models but are deliberately obscured by the companies that produce AI. Their labor is considered the secret ingredient powering AI technologies. AI

IMPACT Highlights the ethical and labor concerns surrounding AI development, emphasizing the exploitation of human workers.

RANK_REASON The item is an interview discussing the societal impact of AI labor practices, not a direct release or research finding.

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AI's hidden workforce: 160M exploited data workers in Global South

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · DrALJONES ·

    Interview: Over 160 million exploited workers are in the Belly of AI "Artificial intelligence relies heavily on human labor — an army of data workers all over t

    Interview: Over 160 million exploited workers are in the Belly of AI "Artificial intelligence relies heavily on human labor — an army of data workers all over the world, primarily in the Global South." "These workers are purposely hidden by the companies that produce AI because t…

    LINKS democracynow.org/…/data_workers

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