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Deutsch(DE) @ Microfractal @ heiseonline Nach meiner Meinung (NMM) ist Google-Captcha einfach eine unbezahlte Arbeit, es heisst manuelle Klassifizierung von Bilder für AI.

User claims Google CAPTCHA is unpaid AI training labor

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A user on Mastodon expressed the opinion that Google's reCAPTCHA service constitutes unpaid labor. They argue that the image classification tasks performed by users to solve CAPTCHAs are essentially manual data labeling for AI training. The user questioned whether this unpaid work is correctly classified for tax purposes and suggested tax authorities should investigate Google. AI

RANK_REASON The cluster contains a single user's opinion on a widely used service, framed as a personal viewpoint rather than a factual report or a significant industry development.

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User claims Google CAPTCHA is unpaid AI training labor

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 Deutsch(DE) · [email protected] ·

    @ Microfractal @ heiseonline In my opinion (NMM) Google-Captcha is simply unpaid work, it means manual classification of images for AI.

    @ Microfractal @ heiseonline Nach meiner Meinung (NMM) ist Google-Captcha einfach eine unbezahlte Arbeit, es heisst manuelle Klassifizierung von Bilder für AI. Ist diese NMM unbezahlte Arbeirt steuerrechtlich korrekt reingestuft? Soll Steueramt oder Finanzamt ein Besuch bei Googl…

    LINKS mathstodon.xyz/@Microfractal social.heise.de/@heiseonline

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