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Cory Doctorow highlights unseen human labor in AI development

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Cory Doctorow highlighted the often-unseen human labor involved in AI development, particularly in India. He shared a joke that illustrates this point, suggesting that "AI equals absent Indian" and that "GPT is Gujarati people typing." This points to the significant, yet often invisible, role of human workers in training and refining AI models. AI

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Cory Doctorow highlights unseen human labor in AI development

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    I'm listening to yet another interview with Cory Doctorow, and he said the following when talking about all the unseen poor human labour directing and correctin

    I'm listening to yet another interview with Cory Doctorow, and he said the following when talking about all the unseen poor human labour directing and correcting # AI . "In India, they actually have jokes for this. They say that AI equals absent Indian, and GPT is Gujarati people…

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