What grinds my gears is how easily many people dismiss the unethical exploitation of labour conditions in the global south in order to label training data.

Literal human beings are being subject to the worst filth imaginable and are not compensated fairly nor reasonably protected from the harm. All so that people in rich countries can replace customer service reps and mess around with a chat bot.

It’s like sticking coal miners in a shaft with no safety gear, paying them as little as possible, and getting away with it.