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The Low-Paid Humans Behind AI Ask Biden to Free Them from 'Modern Day Slavery'

• navjack27 2y ago
  http://archive.today/JtPOO http://archive.today/JtPOO
• andsoitis 2y ago
  This is pretty gross misuse of the word “slavery”.
  • bell-cot 2y ago
    Technically true. Though the quotes clearly warn (if you're familiar with English-language journalism conventions) that the phrase is metaphorical, or alleged by a 3rd party, or some such. But meanwhile - trying to re-brand "AI" as "slAveI" strikes me as an excellent tactic for human rights & worker rights groups to use.
    • andsoitis 2y ago
      it is catastrophizing and clickbait.
      • bell-cot 2y ago
        Wired put the spoiler in the first 4 words of their headline. Plus quotes around "slavery". In my book, that 95% absolves them of those offenses.
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• dreamcompiler 2y ago
  How "AI" is completely unlike human intelligence: Our kids understand what images of evil look like and yet we never had to send them off to Kenya to be trained by a thousand underpaid workers. And those underpaid workers themselves were never so trained. Why is that?
• drooby 2y ago
  Why are they lobbying America... shouldn't they be lobbying ... Kenyan politicians?
  • bell-cot 2y ago
    I'd assume that "Big AI" can buy off Kenyan politicians far more cheaply than the US President. And if your in a sh*tty-enough situation, "whatever works" becomes your strategy.