eicker@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoAn AI job boom? Here’s what the tedious, temporary work in data labelling is actually like.theconversation.comexternal-linkmessage-square8linkfedilinkarrow-up182arrow-down12
arrow-up180arrow-down1external-linkAn AI job boom? Here’s what the tedious, temporary work in data labelling is actually like.theconversation.comeicker@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square8linkfedilink
minus-squareA_norny_mousse@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoThere was an excellent article about some woman who worked AI-related gigs. It was absolutely devastating. I wish I could remember the article. In USA btw, not Australia. It was worse than “just” gig economy. Much worse.
minus-squareSnot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·2 months agoI’ve done the work. It’s Amazon’s Mechanical Turk on steroids because you’re actually simultaneously the Turk and fixing the Turk
There was an excellent article about some woman who worked AI-related gigs. It was absolutely devastating. I wish I could remember the article. In USA btw, not Australia.
It was worse than “just” gig economy. Much worse.
I’ve done the work. It’s Amazon’s Mechanical Turk on steroids because you’re actually simultaneously the Turk and fixing the Turk