Modern Slavery? A.I.'s Exploitation of Kenyan Workers

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Send us Fan MailThe dark underbelly of artificial intelligence development comes to light in this eye-opening exploration of how our most sophisticated AI tools are made "safe" for public consumption. When OpenAI was training GPT-3, the predecessor to ChatGPT, they discovered their model regurgitated the worst parts of the internet—racism, violence, abuse, and more. Their solution? Outsource the cleanup to Kenyan workers earning less than $2 per hour.

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Send us Fan Mail The dark underbelly of artificial intelligence development comes to light in this eye-opening exploration of how our most sophisticated AI tools are made "safe" for public consumption. When OpenAI was training GPT-3, the predecessor to ChatGPT, they discovered their model regurgitated the worst parts of the internet—racism, violence, abuse, and more. Their solution? Outsource the cleanup to Kenyan workers earning less than $2 per hour.

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