Sociologist: Global South Data Workers Are the 'Secret Ingredient' of AI
AntonioCasilli · x · 2026-08-28
An interview with sociologist Antonio Casilli on Democracy Now! reveals that behind AI's perceived autonomy lies a heavy reliance on cheap, hidden human labor from the Global South. These data workers are described as the 'secret ingredient' of AI, deliberately obscured by companies to maintain the myth of autonomous systems.
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