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arteesetica.bsky.social
«La industria de la IA depende precisamente de los trabajadores a los que explota» 🎯 @karenhao.bsky.social

Tremendo informe de @moreperfectunion.bsky.social sobre los «Talleres Clandestinos de IA» y el trabajo oculto de los dataworkers @krystalkauffman.bsky.social 🙌
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I Tracked Down the Hidden Workers Secretly Powering ChatGPT
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
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May 8, 2026 at 9:33 PM
adolfoneto.elixiremfoco.com
#DataWorkers
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Inside ‘Project Lily’: The Humans Reading Your ChatGPT Chats
Humans are reading ChatGPT users’ prompts to improve OpenAI’s models, and those chats can include sensitive, personal information, according to leaked internal documents and real prompts seen by 404 M...
www.404media.co
September 14, 2026 at 7:56 PM
turkopticon.bsky.social
From all of us here at Turkopticon, Happy New Year to all of our dataworkers and supporters! Here is to continuing the fight for fair treatment in 2025 🎉
kristap.bsky.social Krista Pawloski @kristap.bsky.social · Dec 31
Just got my first "Happy New years!" from Spain! The joy of working with an international team at @turkopticon.bsky.social ♥️ I absolutely love it.
December 31, 2024 at 11:15 PM
martijnarets.bsky.social
Ready for our webinar to discuss the dataworkers behind 'our' AI. We start at 15:00 CET. Feel free to join: wageindicator.org/about/events...
March 28, 2025 at 1:30 PM
turkopticon.bsky.social
Did you know that Turkopticon is worker-run? When we say worker, this is what we mean 👇 Here is organizer Krista Pawloski with over one million hits on Amazon Mechanical Turk. She's still out there in the trenches with #dataworkers everywhere.
Screen shot of hit submission page with over 1 million approved hits.
July 23, 2025 at 8:05 PM
martijnarets.bsky.social
Packing my gear for the recording of another episode of ‘The Gigwork Podcast’. This episode will be on ghost-/dataworkers: the invisible labour behind AI.
February 12, 2025 at 8:41 AM
financialtalk.bsky.social
#DataWorkers: "Today's Factory Workers" Exploited & Traumatized in the Pursuit of Autonomous Tech youtu.be/o1iLPxwgV4E
Data Workers: "Today's Factory Workers" Exploited & Traumatized in the Pursuit of Autonomous Tech
YouTube video by Democracy Now!
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September 4, 2026 at 2:49 AM
katherinestiles.org
“Data workers are effectively the disposable batteries of the AI economy: drained of every last charge, then discarded once they can no longer power the system that depended on them.” #ai #aijobs #dataworkers
An AI job boom? Here’s what the tedious, temporary work in data labelling is actually like
Interviews with data workers in China and Australia reveal the precarious, exploitative conditions of this new branch of the gig economy.
theconversation.com
August 24, 2026 at 3:27 PM
arteesetica.bsky.social
"A pesar de que trabajamos para estas grandes empresas, somos la mano de obra barata y descartable para ellos": Oskarina Fuentes frente al Parlamento Europeo junto a @milamiceli.bsky.social hablando sobre la extrema precariedad de los trabajadores de datos de la industria de la IA 📢 #dataworkers
conference: “(Un)Artificial Intelligence: Workers Behind the Machine” Artificial Intelligence, before answering all our questions and even driving our cars, needs to be trained by real humans. These people, called microworkers, constitute an unknown behind-the-scenes workforce. These microworkers will come from all over the world (including Syria, Colombia, the US, Spain and Italy), to give testimony to the European Parliament on their working conditions and provide us with valuable insights into the intersection of Artificial Intelligence and the labour force behind it, highlighting the voices of data workers across Europe and beyond. This event is co-organised with esteemed researcher Antonio Casilli, Professor at the Polytechnic Institute of Paris and author of the notable publication En attendant les robots. Enquête sur le travail du clic. https://www.youtube.com/live/U4692ygg6l4 Oskarina Fuentes desde Colombia plantea los problemas estructurales exacerbados por las crisis económicas y políticas en América Latina: trabajadores de plataformas enfrentándose a horarios irregulares, incertidumbre, bajos salarios y tiempo no remunerado
November 27, 2024 at 7:47 PM
rutabagaforever.bsky.social
L' #IA a ses petites mains qui sont exploitées pour analyser les données et être toujours à jour. Et si les travailleurs du data se revoltaient un jour en s'amusant à entraîner les #IA n'importe comment ? #DataWorkers
February 11, 2025 at 9:56 PM
dataworkersinquiry.bsky.social
Michael reminds us, “Without us, there is no AI.” Oskarina: “I’m proud to help shape the future — but sad we’re made invisible.” This May Day, stand with those behind the screen. Share their voices. Demand justice.
#MayDay2025 #DataWorkers #InvisibleNoMore
May 1, 2025 at 11:36 AM
arteesetica.bsky.social
Super well deserved! 🥳 Congratulations, Mila! To you and the whole amazing DataWorkers team! ❤️
June 24, 2026 at 9:51 PM
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Lunettes connectées : des scènes d’intimité envoyées aux sous-traitants kényans de Meta
Lunettes connectées : des scènes d’intimité envoyées aux sous-traitants kényans de Meta
Alors que Meta travaille toujours à l’intégration de la reconnaissance faciale pour ses lunettes connectées, des dataworkers kényans témoignent de visions de scènes intimes de porteurs de ces appareils : personnes nues sortant de la salle de bain, scènes de sexe ou informations bancaires… Un député suédois soulève devant la Commission européenne des questions d’incompatibilité […]
dlvr.it
March 3, 2026 at 1:27 PM
powerfromspace1.bsky.social
@democracynow.org

Data Workers: "Today's Factory Workers" Exploited & Traumatized in the Pursuit of Autonomous Tech

#AI #DataWorkers #AITrainers

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Data Workers: "Today's Factory Workers" Exploited & Traumatized in the Pursuit of Autonomous Tech
YouTube video by Democracy Now!
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August 27, 2026 at 3:30 PM
yumekautsutsuka.bsky.social
"The Art of Translation reduced to Data" by Tadhg Mac Eoghain. Such a good and timely read on the current state of the translation industry. #xl8 #CognitiveCapitalism #DataWorkers
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data-workers.org
February 13, 2025 at 5:39 PM
algorights.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Ayer estuvimos en el evento de #dataworkers. Las y los trabajadores de datos han abierto una pequeña ventana en el espacio de opacidad al que les relegan las corporaciones. Pudimos entender mejor quiénes son, qué papel juegan, cómo lo padecen y cómo se […]

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June 19, 2025 at 3:15 PM
arteesetica.bsky.social
"A pesar del papel fundamental que desempeñan en el desarrollo de la IA, los trabajadores de datos a menudo son invisibles y se pasa por alto su bienestar. Esto no es accidental, sino intencionado" - @milamiceli.bsky.social @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social

#dataworkersinquiry #dataworkers #genAI
Data Workers‘ Inquiry 2024 DAIR Institute Milagros Miceli es socióloga e informática y dirige un equipo en el Instituto Weizenbaum de Berlín. Lleva años investigando el trabajo que hay detrás de los sistemas de IA, incluida la anotación de datos, en la que la gente clasifica y etiqueta conjuntos de datos para que las máquinas puedan entenderlos. “Despite their critical role in the development of AI, data workers are often rendered invisible and their well-being overlooked. This is not accidental, but by design. The Data Workers Inquiry aims to change that.” Dr. Milagros Miceli Weizenbaum Institute https://data-workers.org/
November 11, 2024 at 4:16 AM
turkopticon.bsky.social
Dataworkers, if you work on Mercor.ai, please be aware they were involved with a data breach. Considering the level of information they retain on workers, we wanted to make this announcement so you can take steps to protect your identity.
A twitter post screen shot from Mercor.ai that informs the public of a data breach that reads as follows: The privacy and security of our customers and contractors is foundational to everything we to at Mercor. we recently identified that we were one of thousands of companies impacted by a supply chain attack involving LiteLLM. Our Security team moved promptly to contain and remediate the incident. We are conducting a thorough investigation supported by leading third-party forensics experts. We will continue to communicate with our customers and contractors directly as appropriate and devote the resources necessary to resolving the matter as soon as possible.
April 1, 2026 at 1:42 AM
turkopticon.bsky.social
Between poorly treated content moderators, dataworkers, stolen data used to build and the effects data centers have on the environment, AI has already harmed.
projectsyndicate.bsky.social Project Syndicate @projectsyndicate.bsky.social · Feb 24
We are going to see bad actors mobilizing AI for harm, noted @mozilla.org’s @nabiha.bsky.social at our #AIActionSummit event in Paris. It is thus essential to understand the feedback loops between the harms AI might cause and the innovations to fix it. Click the link to watch. #PSEvents
PS Events: AI Action Summit 2025 - Nabiha Syed
YouTube video by Project Syndicate
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February 24, 2025 at 10:20 PM
turkopticon.bsky.social
Dataworkers, we are hosting another chat on 12/17. Come and hear some of the things we have been up to. Sign up here: Zoom link will be emailed on the 17th. Hope to see you there!
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Community Drop-In - Turkopticon
Turkopticon has expanded its reach to support ALL data workers!  Join our Community Drop-In on Thursday August 1st (10AM -12 PM EST)  (4pm - 6pm CET) for a collaborative discussion on industry concerns.
blog.turkopticon.net
December 5, 2024 at 1:26 AM
botpopuli.bsky.social
Plus, an editorial on how geopolitical instability is reshaping the global tech manufacturing belt.

Read the full issue here: datasyn.substack.com/p/2026-may-d...

#MayDay #DataSyn #Newsletter #LaborPolicy #TechPolicy #LaborMovements #DataWorkers #PlatformWork #WorkersRights
May 8, 2026 at 11:48 AM
icalzada.bsky.social
How #Dataopolies Extract Value from #DataWorkers in the #GlobalSouth #Kenya

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#DataGrab #AI4SI #DigitalRights
How big AI companies exploit data workers in Kenya | DW Documentary
YouTube video by DW Documentary
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January 26, 2025 at 9:40 AM
kristap.bsky.social
I would love to be considered if you do another. I advocate for worker rights in an industry unable to unionize (dataworkers on gig platforms) the environment and LGBTQ+.
December 8, 2024 at 5:28 PM
mediengestalter.bsky.social
🇩🇪 Die meisten #Trollfarmen stammen nicht (mehr) aus Russland, sondern sind die missbrauchten #Data-Worker der #Techoligarchen, die sonst die LLM-KI füttern.

🇬🇧 Most #trollfarms no longer originate from Russia, but are the abused #dataworkers of the #techoligarchs who otherwise feed the LLM AI.

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ruhrbarone @ruhrbarone "Mehr als 1.200 TikTok-Accounts haben monatlich systematisch Inhalte zur Unterstützung der AfD-Vorsitzenden Alice Weidel verbreitet. 57 Prozent der analysierten Beiträge stammen aus Nigeria." ruhrbarone.de ruhrbarone @ruhrbarone "More than 1,200 TikTok accounts systematically spread content in support of AfD leader Alice Weidel for months. 57 percent of the analyzed posts originated in Nigeria." ruhrbarone.de
March 15, 2026 at 11:00 PM
arteesetica.bsky.social
Como parte del proyecto Data Workers' Inquiry dirigido por @milamiceli.bsky.social desarrollamos una pieza audiovisual para poner en foco la situación de los trabajadores de las disciplinas artísticas a partir de la irrupción de la IA generativa en nuestros campos 🔥 #IAgenerativa #genAI #dataworkers
Data Workers‘ Inquiry 2024 DAIR Institute Data Work beyond data work Invited Pieces Artists, translators, writers, nurses, and internet users produce data for AI without compensation. As part of the Data Workers‘ Inquiry, workers collectives describe how they organize to fight power concentration and exploitation in the tech industry. Art and "Generative AI" are NOT Equal By Arte es Ética https://data-workers.org/arte-es-etica/ Arte es Ética is a non-profit collective, which emerged at the end of 2022 as a result of the irruption of generative AI in our artistic fields and is integrated by creative professionals and independent visual artists (illustrators, designers, photographers, animators, painters, 3D modelers, among others) whose main objective is to achieve an ethical regulation of generative AI in Latin America and Spain. In addition, we work jointly with associations of other artistic disciplines, unions and cultural spaces in Latin America. Our main work is focused on informing about how generative AI affects the creative sector and bringing this information to the political representatives of the different Spanish-speaking countries. Some Voices Atilio Gambedotti, from Spain. Profesional Comic book artist/writer and illustrator Axel Uriel González Pérez, from México. Concept and Visual Artist. Art Teacher. Naida Jazmin Ochoa, from Argentina. Profesional illustrator and Graphic Designer Nia Soler, from Spain. Editorial illustrator, painter and writer. Some texts and illustrations are from Luz Castro, from Argentina. Psychologist, writer, artist and Teacher. Santiago Caruso, from Argentina. Visual Artist, writer and Art Teacher. Logo Animation Julián Medina, from Colombia. Filmmaker and Visual Artist. Axel Uriel González Pérez, from México. Concept and Visual Artist. Art Teacher.
November 11, 2024 at 4:16 AM