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Brown student maps the hidden global labor powering AI

Brown student maps the hidden global labor powering AI
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Cunyan Ma from Brown University developed an interactive tool that visualizes the power structure extracting low-wage labor from data workers in the Global South to sustain everyday AI algorithms.

Key points

  • •An interactive tool developed by Cunyan Ma reveals the power structure behind AI algorithms.
  • •It highlights the extraction of low-wage labor from data workers in the Global South.
  • •This labor system is essential for the functioning of everyday AI algorithms.
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