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How Can We Protect the Workers Training AI, Especially in the Global South?

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AI is evolving fast, but its data enrichment is powered by real humans. AI training is often done by underpaid workers in the Global South under grueling, exploitative conditions. They’re the ones labeling disturbing and graphic content so your AI assistant knows what not to show you. Who are the AI trainers enriching the databases of ChatGPT, Copilot and Gemini? And what toll does this hidden labor take on them? We unpack the deeply problematic global outsourcing chain behind today’s smartest tech. Featuring: Sonam Jindal (Partnership on AI) and Mophat Okinyi (Techworker Community Africa)