Google’s Gemini AI Built on Underpaid Contractors’ Burnout and Exploitation

The “Overworked, Underpaid” Shadow Human Work Force Running AI - Medical Kidnap

by Brian Shilhavy Editor, Health Impact News As the “AI Bubble” continues to grow, with almost nobody refuting that spending on AI in the U.S. is currently a huge bubble anymore, another problem was exposed this week as hundreds of human laborers who are used to train these AI models, have begun to be laid off. They are most certainly not being laid off because the AI chat models they are working on now no longer need human intervention, because…

The “Overworked, Underpaid” Shadow Human Work Force Running AI

by Brian Shilhavy Editor, Health Impact News As the “AI Bubble” continues to grow, with almost nobody refuting that spending on AI in the U.S. is currently a huge bubble anymore, another problem was exposed this week as hundreds of human laborers who are used to train these AI models, have begun to be laid off. They are most certainly not being laid off because the AI chat models they are working on now no longer need human intervention, because…

Google’s Gemini AI Built on Underpaid Contractors’ Burnout and Exploitation

In the competitive race to dominate artificial intelligence, Google has increasingly relied on a hidden workforce of human contractors to refine its flagship chatbot, Gemini. These workers, often operating under tight deadlines and modest pay, are tasked with evaluating and improving AI outputs, ensuring the system appears intelligent and reliable to users. According to a recent investigation by The Guardian, thousands of such raters describe th…