African AI workers, mostly from Kenya, released an open letter to Joe Biden this week asking him stop US tech companies from “systemically abusing and exploiting African workers” and to end the “modern day slavery” they’re subjected to.
https://www.wired.com/story/low-paid-humans-ai-biden-modern-day-slavery/
#tech #labor #ai #africa #workers
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