Monday, October 26, 2026
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Mapping the hidden global labor powering AI

Most people know by now that artificial intelligence powers much of the online world, sifting through social media posts, planning driving routes or helping to choose a movie to watch. But what goes largely unseen is the human labor—often performed by people working for low wages in the Global South...

Mapping the hidden global labor powering AI
Image: Phys.org
Most people know by now that artificial intelligence powers much of the online world, sifting through social media posts, planning driving routes or helping to choose a movie to watch. But what goes largely unseen is the human labor—often performed by people working for low wages in the Global South—that makes this careful algorithmic lifestyle curation possible.

Originally published at Phys.org

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