Why Big Tech pays poor Kenyans to teach self-driving cars

Kalen
Dec 21, 2020

When Artificial Intelligence works as intended, Silicon Valley types often say it’s “like magic”. But it isn’t magic. It’s Brenda, a 26-year-old single mother who lives Kibera, Africa’s largest slum. In her eight-hour shift, she creates training data. Information — images, most often — prepared in a way that computers can understand

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Kalen

Buddhism, mixed with my current interests in economics, privilege, immigration, etc. Email <my username>@gmail.com