Data Workers Are Today's Factory Workers, Poorly Paid, Says Paris Professor
AntonioCasilli · x · 2026-08-27
Antonio Casilli, professor at the Polytechnic Institute of Paris, argues that data workers are today's factory workers: they train AI systems and maintain the machines, yet remain really poorly paid — the invisible labor force behind the AI boom.
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