4 papers
Hidden Underbelly of the Silicon Valley: Algorithmic Exploitation and Health in Data Work Value Chains
Mophat Okinyi, Richard Mathenge, Mohammad Amir Anwar
With robots expected to replace humans in some professions, AI presents a new development prospect through the provisions of data work. For over a decade, large Silicon Valley tech…
How Hyper-Datafication Impacts the Sustainability Costs in Frontier AI
Sophia N. Wilson, Sebastian Mair, Mophat Okinyi +3
Large-scale data has fuelled the success of frontier artificial intelligence (AI) models over the past decade. This expansion has relied on sustained efforts by large technology co…
Auditing African Content Moderators' Working Conditions by Using the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Mariame Tighanimine, Jessica Pidoux, Sonia Kgomo +4
In this article, we audit the working conditions of content moderators in Kenya and Nigeria employed by business process outsourcing (BPO) companies by using the European General D…
Mapping Data Labour Supply Chain in Africa in an Era of Digital Apartheid: a Struggle for Recognition
Jessica Pidoux, Mariame Tighanimine, Sofia Kypraiou +5
Content moderation and data annotation work has shifted to the Global South, particularly Africa, where workers at business process outsourcing (BPO) companies operate under precar…