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Bernie Ecclestoned to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years ago

These Prisoners Are Training AI

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These Prisoners Are Training AI

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Bernie Ecclestoned to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years ago
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In high-wage Finland, where clickworkers are rare, one company has discovered a novel labor force—prisoners.
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    Didn’t the AI hypers tell us that AI would boost the economy by a lot and that it’s a multi-trillion dollar opportunity? Turns out it (too) relies on modern slavery to be profitable.

    (OpenAI/Microsoft do a similar thing but with Nigerian workers: https://time.com/6247678/openai-chatgpt-kenya-workers/)

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