Paris MarxJan 18, 2023

ChatGPT gets treated like technological magic, but that ignores the humans behind the curtain that make it function.

OpenAI paid Sama to hire Kenyan workers at $1.32 to $2 an hour to review “child sexual abuse, bestiality, murder, suicide, torture, self harm, and incest” content. Their work made the tool less toxic, but left them mentally scarred. The company ended the contract when they found out TIME was digging into their practices.

https://time.com/6247678/openai-chatgpt-kenya-workers/

#tech #chatgpt #ai

Exclusive: OpenAI Used Kenyan Workers on Less Than $2 Per Hour to Make ChatGPT Less Toxic

A TIME investigation reveals the poor conditions faced by the workers who made ChatGPT possible

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Show threadktp_programming
@parismarx "The contracts stated that OpenAI would pay an hourly rate of $12.50 to Sama for the work, which was between six and nine times the amount Sama employees on the project were taking home per hour." I understand ChatGPT and OpenAI are sexy targets, but in that case, I would focus more on Sama, which labels itself as an "ethical AI company".
Jan 18, 2023 at 4:19pmWeb
Show threadSaftyKumaJan 18, 2023

@ktp_programming @parismarx

Oh please. OpenAI knew EXACTLY what they were doing.

They don't just outsource this type of work in order to get away with paying shit wages. They also do it so that when stuff like this comes to light, they can shift blame away from themselves.

We need to stop allowing companies from outsourcing responsibility.

Show threadSaftyKumaJan 18, 2023

@ktp_programming @parismarx

Whenever you see "AI," it is a near certainty that someone, somewhere in the global south or the poorer parts of Southeast Asia are being exploited.