The Nation: Silicon Valley Is Turning Scientists Into Exploited $30/Hour Gig Workers
The Nation·medium signal
Investigative piece documents how AI companies (including OpenAI and Anthropic via contractor Mercor) are exploiting displaced STEM PhDs as gig workers for training data at $30/hour. Mercor was hacked, exposing the contractor-dependent AI supply chain. Three class-action lawsuits filed. Unpaid training hours at companies like Outlier. 109pts/94 comments on HN.