The Humans in the Machine

IRL: Online Life Is Real Life by Mozilla

Oct 24, 202300:21:41Technology

They’re the essential workers of AI — yet mostly invisible and exploited. Does it have to be this way? Bridget Todd talks to data workers and entrepreneurs pushing for change. Millions of people work on data used to trai...

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