Labellers Training A.I. Say They Are Overworked, Underpaid, and Exploited ⇥ cbsnews.com

The U.S. newsmagazine 60 Minutes recently broadcast a short segment about the silent human toll borne as a result of outsourced labelling for A.I. systems. I do not think it is as comprehensive to, for example, Josh Dzieza’s reporting last year — previously linked — but it is worth your time.

Fellow foreigners: I found yt-dlp quite useful.

Nerima Wako-Ojiwa, executive director of Siasa Place, interviewed by Lesley Stahl:

Our labor law is about 20 years old, it doesn’t touch on digital labor. I do think that our labor laws need to recognize it — but not just in Kenya alone. Because what happens is when we start to push back, in terms of protections of workers, a lot of these companies, they shut down and they move to a neighboring country.

These workers are essential for making these systems function, but are treated as far more disposable by both their immediate employers and their clients: big, rich technology companies. They can and should do better for the people they depend on.