ChatGPT Guts Nairobi's 40,000-Strong Essay-Writing Trade
ChatGPT gutted Nairobi's decade-old essay-writing trade for foreign students, and Kenya's other outsourced digital jobs are shrinking too.
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Humanoid robot training data comes from tens of thousands of gig workers worldwide
A report reveals that humanoid robots are trained by contract workers in over 50 countries who film themselves doing household chores with iPhones strapped to their foreheads, creating the real-world data that companies like Tesla, Figure AI, and Agility Robotics rely on.
Scale AI workers exposed to violent content face PTSD, struggle to earn minimum wage
A U.S. Department of Labor investigation and a class-action lawsuit reveal how data labelers at Scale AI endure psychological harm from toxic content while being classified as independent contractors, often earning below minimum wage.