Venezuelan migrants relied on clickwork to survive. Now AI is replacing them

Venezuelan migrants relied on clickwork to survive. Now AI is replacing them

Venezuelan migrants once filled key roles in AI training and SEO content writing. Now, they’re losing work and income as AI tools take over.

Workers and researchers say data annotation jobs that many Venezuelans relied on have become scarce and poorly paid with the rise of generative AI

Laura Rodríguez Salamanca / Rest of World: Workers and researchers say data annotation jobs that many Venezuelans relied on have become scarce and poorly paid with the rise of generative AI  —  Venezuela has long provided the tech industry with cheap, educated workers.  But with the rise of generative AI, jobs have become less lucrative and harder to find.