A selection of stories at the intersection of artificial intelligence and labor—about the people who build these systems, work inside them, and push back against them.

How thousands of ‘overworked, underpaid’ humans train Google’s AI to seem smart


This delivery app takes away health insurance when workers don’t meet quotas

Meet the AI workers who tell their friends and family to stay away from AI


Gig Workers Are Being Stabbed, Stoned, and Abused in India

Hundreds of Google AI Workers Were Fired Amid Fight Over Working Conditions


Meet the most powerful Uber driver in India