super interesting read! i hadn't thought about the ghost labour behind AI model training. this feel like the digital equivalent of amazon's factory workers - invisible and laborious work with little protection :(
The "too easy" rule is doing more work than it looks. A labeler only gets paid when the model fails, so every trace they correct teaches it the exact thing that was paying them. The paycheck is a live reading of the model's ignorance, and it drops as the model improves. The deactivation email is just the loud version.
super interesting read! i hadn't thought about the ghost labour behind AI model training. this feel like the digital equivalent of amazon's factory workers - invisible and laborious work with little protection :(
really enjoyed this - it felt like the author had exactly the right anecdotal experience, perspective, and ability to tell this story.
The "too easy" rule is doing more work than it looks. A labeler only gets paid when the model fails, so every trace they correct teaches it the exact thing that was paying them. The paycheck is a live reading of the model's ignorance, and it drops as the model improves. The deactivation email is just the loud version.
Illuminating description of some of AI feeding work.
Remember Suchir Balaji.
I'm unfortunately not expecting the tech titans to give a nod to human dignity, but wish that they could.