Impacts of AI and Outsourcing on Data Laborers: Challenges and Realities

The chapter delves into the experiences of data laborers in Kenya who play a vital role in labeling data for AI systems, shedding light on the challenges they face and the changes in their lives enabled by digital work. It also discusses the disparities between the promises of AI wealth and the ground realities for data workers, emphasizing the need for transparency and economic agency in the industry.