An AI job boom? Here’s what the tedious, temporary work in data labelling is actually like
theconversation.com
Interviews with data workers in China and Australia reveal the precarious, exploitative conditions of this new branch of the gig economy.
  • A_norny_mousse@piefed.zipEnglish
    6·
    13 days ago

    There was an excellent article about some woman who worked AI-related gigs. It was absolutely devastating. I wish I could remember the article. In USA btw, not Australia.

    It was worse than “just” gig economy. Much worse.

    • Snot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      31·
      13 days ago

      I’ve done the work. It’s Amazon’s Mechanical Turk on steroids because you’re actually simultaneously the Turk and fixing the Turk