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AI IntelligenceOct 26, 2026AI Intelligence
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A Brown University undergraduate has mapped the hidden global labor force that powers AI…

…revealing that many workers in the Global South are paid low wages for the work that enables algorithmic systems. The research highlights the often-unseen human cost behind AI.

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A Brown University undergraduate has mapped the hidden global labor force that powers AI, revealing that many workers in the Global South are paid low wages for the work that enables algorithmic systems. The research highlights the often-unseen human cost behind AI.