Cunyan Ma, a Brown University student, has created an interactive map to visualize the hidden global labor powering AI, exposing the power structure that extracts low-wage labor from data workers in the Global South to make everyday AI algorithms function. The map links technology companies and their intermediaries to data workers around the world, aggregating existing data worker databases and news reports. By mapping the power structure, Ma aims to raise awareness about AI colonialism and promote a more equitable distribution of AI labor. AI summary
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