5 papers
Data Work in Egypt: Who Are the Workers Behind Artificial Intelligence?
Myriam Raymond, Lucy Neveux, Antonio A. Casilli +1
The report highlights the role of Egyptian data workers in the global value chains of Artificial Intelligence (AI). These workers generate and annotate data for machine learning, c…
Global Inequalities in the Production of Artificial Intelligence: A Four-Country Study on Data Work
Antonio A. Casilli, Paola Tubaro, Maxime Cornet +3
Labor plays a major, albeit largely unrecognized role in the development of artificial intelligence. Machine learning algorithms are predicated on data-intensive processes that rel…
Digital Labor and the Inconspicuous Production of Artificial Intelligence
Antonio A. Casilli
Digital platforms capitalize on users' labor, often disguising essential contributions as casual activities or consumption, regardless of users' recognition of their efforts. Data…
The digital labour of artificial intelligence in Latin America: a comparison of Argentina, Brazil, and Venezuela
Paola Tubaro, Antonio A. Casilli, Mariana Fernández Massi +3
The current hype around artificial intelligence (AI) conceals the substantial human intervention underlying its development. This article lifts the veil on the precarious and low-p…
Where does AI come from? A global case study across Europe, Africa, and Latin America
Paola Tubaro, Antonio A Casilli, Maxime Cornet +2
This article examines the organisational and geographical forces that shape the supply chains of artificial intelligence (AI) through outsourced and offshored data work. Bridging s…