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Mentioned in 3 episodes

Ghost Work

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Mary Gray and Siddharth Suri

Mentioned by

Manoush Zomorodi

Tommaso Boganza

Benjamin Shestakofsky

Catherine D’Ignazio

Mentioned in 3 episodes

Mentioned by

Manoush Zomorodi

as a book exploring the invisible workforce behind many online services.

Going incognito, where nothing is as it seems

Mentioned by

Timnit Gebru

when discussing the exploitation of workers in data annotation and labeling.

Daring to DAIR: Distributed AI Research with Timnit Gebru - #568

Mentioned by

Tommaso Boganza

while discussing the challenges of online labor platforms and the creation of a new underclass.

Algorithmic Management with Lindsey Cameron

Mentioned by

Benjamin Shestakofsky

as a book about hidden labor behind algorithmic systems, which influenced his own work.

Benjamin J. Shestakofsky on How Venture Capital Shapes Work, Innovation, and Inequality

Mentioned by

Benjamin Shestakofsky

as a book that shifted his attention to the investment side of startups.

Benjamin J. Shestakofsky on How Venture Capital Shapes Work, Innovation, and Inequality

Mentioned by Emily Bender as detailing the dehumanizing process of labor in tech companies.

Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna, authors, "The AI Con" from Jun 2, 2025

Mentioned by

Benjamin Shestakofsky

as an example of a book discussing platform cooperatives.

Benjamin Shestakofsky on Behind the Startup

Mentioned by

Kevin Roose

to illustrate the existence of low-end, mundane labor supporting AI systems.

Will Artificial Intelligence Take Our Jobs? A Conversation with Kevin Roose, NYT Columnist and Futureproof author

Mentioned by

Catherine D’Ignazio

as a book exploring the behind-the-scenes labor of the platform economy.

156 | Catherine D’Ignazio on Data, Objectivity, and Bias

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