No list is perfect.

Glad to see the inclusion of many I admire.

Next time, leave an empty spot acknowledging the faceless/nameless data workers & ghost workers on whose labor the entire AI infrastructure is built.

No one (group) is more influential than them.

#mastodon #AI #labor #work #ghostwork #datawork

Two fantastic days of #datawalks and #datawork at D!ARC in Klagenfurt for our CSS Master students from Uni Graz and TU Graz.
Thank you so much Laura Koksch, Maca Ojala and Katharina Kinder-Kurlanda. Also thanks to STSAustria for co-sponsoring the joint course!

When we marvel at #AI advances, let us also reflect -- what type of labor made this possible? Was it exploitative?

Much like massive physical monuments were built off the backs of exploited people, the massive digital models are often not that different.

#ChatGPT #AI #ghostwork #datawork #labor #ResponsibleAI #ML #gpt3

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If you've used ChatGPT, you may have noticed that it's relatively decent at avoiding toxicity. Is it because of some magical AI trick?

Not really.

The real heroes are the ghostworkers who have worked tirelessly to detect toxicity in text containing "child sexual abuse, bestiality...torture, self harm, and incest" (many of which are illegal by US laws).

How much were they paid for this mentally scarring task?

#ChatGPT #AI #ghostwork #datawork #labor #ResponsibleAI #ML #gpt3

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Hello #hci folks. Any recommendations from #cscw2022 especially on #dataPractices #dataWork #dataAndSociety #AISociety etc?