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Artificial intelligence is just underpaid human labor

Jason Weisberger
Mar 12, 2026
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The glossy story Silicon Valley tells about artificial intelligence usually involves brilliant engineers, trillion-dollar valuations, and a future so bright we can barely imagine it.

The reality repeatedly looks more like workers in Kenya spending eight hours a day labeling pornography, moderating graphic violence, or pr…

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