Paris MarxMay 23, 2024

African AI workers, mostly from Kenya, released an open letter to Joe Biden this week asking him stop US tech companies from “systemically abusing and exploiting African workers” and to end the “modern day slavery” they’re subjected to.

https://www.wired.com/story/low-paid-humans-ai-biden-modern-day-slavery/

#tech #labor #ai #africa #workers

The Low-Paid Humans Behind AI’s Smarts Ask Biden to Free Them From ‘Modern Day Slavery’

African workers who label AI data or screen social posts for US tech giants are calling on President Biden to raise their plight with Kenya’s president, William Ruto, who visits the US this week.

WIRED
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@parismarx Open letter to President Biden from tech workers in Kenya

https://www.foxglove.org.uk/open-letter-to-president-biden-from-tech-workers-in-kenya/

Open letter to President Biden from tech workers in Kenya - Foxglove

22 May 2024 Dear President Biden,  Cc: Ambassador Katherine Tai, US Trade Representative,  We are 97 data labellers, content moderators …

Foxglove
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Show threadDhavide AruliahMay 24, 2024

@donelias @parismarx

Thank you for sharing.

I wish more people would consider the human cost of AI technologies before salivating over the newest shiny products. This open letter from exploited Kenyan tech workers articulates some of the most significant ethical concerns about AI that the hype is drowning out.