‘In the end, you feel blank’: India’s female workers watching hours of abusive content to train AI
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/feb/05/in-the-end-you-feel-blank-indias-female-workers-watching-hours-of-abusive-content-to-train-ai
Invisible labour behind 'intelligent' machines
https://theloop.ecpr.eu/the-invisible-labour-behind-intelligent-machines/
Exploited Data Workers in Global South Are “the Secret Ingredient of AI”
https://www.democracynow.org/2026/8/27/data_workers
Inside Venezuela’s Hidden Workforce Training AI Algorithms for Pennies
https://www.democracynow.org/2026/8/27/ai_platform_extractivism
Inside the world of Kenya’s ‘shadow scholars’ paid to write essays for UK students
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/sep/14/kenya-shadow-scholars-paid-to-write-essays-for-uk-students
Gerry McGovern
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