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Meta's £40/Hour Side Hustle: All You Need Is a Face, a Voice – and Zero Shame

Launched in Pittsburgh, the initiative has sparked curiosity and debate about privacy and the future of digital identity.

International Business Times UK

Contractors training Amazon, Meta and Microsoft’s AI systems left without pay after Appen moves to new platform

Contractors training Amazon, Meta and Microsoft’s AI systems left without pay after Appen moves to new platform

Appen says nearly one-third of payments were not paid on time as a result of issue with payment processing integration

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Australian shares edge lower as big banks weigh

Australian shares edge lower as big banks weigh

The ASX200 finished 0.2 per cent lower in its third straight day of quiet trading, with heavy losses for the Big Four retail banks.

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Aussie shares up as traders shrug off inflation report

The ASX has closed 0.2 per cent higher, climbing for a second day despite a consumer price index report showing inflation creeping up in the US.

Heavy losses for CSL help drag ASX into the red

The Australian share market has finished down 0.4 per cent in large part because of a failed heart attack drug that CSL spent nearly $1 billion developing.

Google seemingly embraces AI dogfooding with gutso — cancels huge contract which could see thousands of quality rater jobs terminated and change SEO forever

Google cancelled its contract with Appen, and might be turning to AI for rating its search results.

Google Part Ways With Key Partner In Bard Development

Australian artificial intelligence data firm Appen has played a key role in training AI models for a slew of tech behemoths including Microsoft, Meta and Apple.

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Precarious conditions of AI ‘ghost workers’ revealed by Google termination of Appen contract, union says

Precarious conditions of AI ‘ghost workers’ revealed by Google termination of Appen contract, union says

Alphabet Workers’ Union says contract’s end will have ‘devastating impact’ on subcontractors who do the grunt work involved in training AI

The Guardian - AU

A.I.’s exploitation of human workers could come back to bite it

A.I.’s exploitation of human workers could come back to bite it

Artificial intelligence remains deeply reliant on human labor.

Google's 'Ghost Workers' are demanding to be seen by the tech giant

Google's 'Ghost Workers' are demanding to be seen by the tech giant

Google has a massive workforce of subcontractors to help maintain its search engine and now they're asking for more labor rights.

Google contract workers win raise following union activism

The Alphabet Workers Union said on Monday that thousands of contract employees assessing the quality of Alphabet Inc.’s Google search and advertising won a raise that brought workers’ wages up to $15 an hour, following a Bloomberg report documenting allegedly inadequate pay and benefits.

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Brian Merchant: Minimum wage 'ghosts' keep Google and Microsoft's AI arms race from becoming a nightmare

When Google's algorithms work like they're supposed to — when they show you the bit of information you're looking for and not nonsense or weird porn or propaganda or dangerous medical advice — you have people like Ed Stackhouse to thank.

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Behind 'miracle' AI is an army of 'ghost workers' — and they're speaking out about Appen

Behind 'miracle' AI is an army of 'ghost workers' — and they're speaking out about Appen

Australian company Appen claims to have a network of more than 1 million global workers who label the data that AI systems are trained on. But some of these people are speaking out about low pay, late payments and ill treatment.

Appen down 22pct after Telus revokes bid

Appen down 22pct after Telus revokes bid

A Canadian tech conglomerate has withdrawn its $1.2 billion tentative takeover offer for Sydney-based Appen, which provides services to the AI industry.

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Canada's Telus Withdraws Its $830M Bid For Australia's Appen: Reuters

Telus International (TSX:TIXT) (NYSE: TIXT) made and then unexpectedly withdrew a A$1.2 billion ($830 million) acquisition offer for Australian rival Appen Ltd (OTC: APPEF),

Market Wrap: Markets take election result in their stride amid hawkish rate rises

After winning the federal election, Anthony Albanese is promising action on climate change, greater gender equality and improved wage growth.

Battered Appen mulls $1.2b takeover offer

A Sydney tech company whose shares are 85 per cent off its 2020 highs has received a takeover offer from a Canadian firm.

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