An AI job boom? Here’s what the tedious, temporary work in data labelling is actually like

The hidden human labor behind artificial intelligence often involves exploitative conditions for marginalized workers, according to The Conversation (Australia). While some highly specialized experts earn hundreds of dollars per hour, many general data labelers earn as little as six Australian dollars per day performing repetitive tasks like annotating images for self-driving cars. These gig workers typically lack formal contracts and report declining workloads as AI advances, leaving behind only the most difficult and time-consuming assignments.

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