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Hidden workforce behind AI spans 160 million workers, many in the Global South


Many widely used artificial intelligence products depend on people to perform repetitive work to train and maintain the systems, even though the technology is often presented as if it runs on its own. A significant share of those workers are paid low wages and live in the Global South.

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