All Protocol Observed.
Welcome to Issue 169 of The Continent.
Dirty deeds done dirt cheap: Artificial Intelligence is not as artificial as it says on the box. In fact, programs like ChatGPT and Copilot rely on millions of data workers – actual humans – to do the grunt work. It’s tedious, underpaid, and often traumatic. No wonder much of the work is outsourced to vulnerable communities in the global south.