Alex Taylor, Jina Suh, Marlyn Thomas Savio, Sinead O'Dwyer, John Caesar de Villa · · 2026
DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/qpbvm_v1
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1.AI’s safety and reliability depend on a globally distributed workforce2.Data workers feel an ambivalence towards their work: operating in a space of tension between monotonous and potentially emotionally taxing work, and feelings of individual and collective agency in contributing to new tech. 3.The space of tension opens up a space for thinking productively about the importance of data work and the active role data workers can play in shaping AI development.
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