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Amazon recently had to defend its 'Just Walk Out' artificial intelligence (AI) technology as not actually being run by humans in India. A Business Insider article suggested that Amazon's technology that allowed consumers to walk in, pick up a product, and 'just walk out' without interacting with any humans didn't leverage AI, but was in fact run by 1,000 workers in India. This highlighted the common practice of using humans to code and tag data feeds to train AI algorithms.
Madhumita Murgia's 'Code Dependent' delves into the human impact of AI, showcasing societal issues and serving as a cautionary tale for readers and policymakers. The book sheds light on the real impacts of AI on everyday people, from data taggers to individuals affected by deepfake pornography and gig workers shortchanged by delivery services. Murgia's work emphasizes the manual and human aspect of AI, revealing the reliance on individuals, often from low-income countries, in the development and impact of AI.
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