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America already has an AI underclass

19 mins | Aug 5, 2023
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AI models are built on thousands of hours of human labour; why is this often overlooked? In the coming era of AI, can the people doing the tech industry’s grunt work ever be seen and treated not as tireless machines but simply as what they are—human? Matteo Wong reflects on a new revolution taking shape. Read by Sean Crisden.

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