Groups parroting unfounded claims about the impending AI utopia or apocalypse have brainwashed students at some of the prestigious universities that supply Silicon Valley’s engineers and scientists, and have influenced multilateral organisations and governments. One group they have not influenced so far, however, is the labour movement.
Those working on the repetitive task of providing examples to train or evaluate systems like ChatGPT or DallE do not expect an allknowing machine on the horizon. They clearly see how hiding the extent to which their labour powers these systems helps multinational corporations sell the supposed power of their technology, while exploiting millions of ppl around the world. These workers are organising to improve their working conditions & curb the development and deployment of harmful AI systems.