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Alphabet Workers’ Union says contract’s end will have ‘devastating impact’ on subcontractors who do the grunt work involved in training AI
Google has ended a multimillion-dollar contract with an Australian company that helps train artificial intelligence using contractors across the globe, in a move the union said reveals the precarious employment conditions of the unseen “ghost workers” who train artificial intelligence tools.
Appen told the Australian Stock Exchange on Monday that Google notified it on Saturday that it would be terminating its contact with Appen as of 19 March 2024 as part of a strategic review process.
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