Tag: automation ethics

• Workers Are Teaching AI-Powered Robots to Take Over Their Jobs

  August 14, 2026

  Robotics companies are competing to collect videos of humans stitching shoes and welding steel to give their machines new skills. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-08-12/thousands-of-india-workers-are-helping-ai-firms-train-robots-to-replace-them?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc4NjU5MTAzMywiZXhwIjoxNzg3MTk1ODMzLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUSk9EMEhOM04wOTIwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJDNTc5RDIwMDZBQjQ0RjRDODkwMTU0M0U0ODMxNkJCNiJ9.8jIbwh52D-I5HP12Uf8C3s9FI-QEyGy6Qq7IDsvdrOY&leadSource=article-gifting more ›

• The Case Against Skills

  July 18, 2026

  Use them intentionally, or they could make your AI worse https://every.to/context-window/the-case-against-skills more ›

• Digital Labor and the Inconspicuous Production of Artificial Intelligence

  June 1, 2025

  Digital platforms capitalize on users’ labor, often disguising essential contributions as casual activities or consumption, regardless of users’ recognition of their efforts. Data annotation, content creation, and engagement with advertising… more ›