研究人员通过采访中国和澳大利亚的数据标注员，揭示了人工智能产业中存在的劳动力剥削现象。1 数据标注是构建AI系统的必要环节，但这类工作被外包给全球边缘化劳动者，他们在恶劣条件下从事这一工作。1
薪酬差异反映了全球劳动力市场的巨大鸿沟。高技能工人（具备博士学位或STEM认证）在全球北方可获得每小时400至800澳元的报酬，而普通工人的日薪仅为6澳元或更少。1 这些数据工人被列为"用户"而非员工，无正式合同和权益保护。1 在中国平台上，工资发放通常需要等到任务被评估确认达标后才进行，导致工人常常需要无报酬工作数小时。1 此外，中国工人无法访问美国众包平台，一些人冒着账户被封禁的风险使用VPN规避限制。1
随着AI技术的进步，可用工作正在减少。1 受访者报告称，随着时间推移，他们获得的工作机会逐渐减少，剩余任务也变得更加困难和耗时。1 一位受访者表达了对这种现象的无奈："我们做手工工作，他们获得智能的荣誉。"1
Researchers examining the global data labeling workforce have uncovered stark disparities in compensation and working conditions across the artificial intelligence industry.1 While highly skilled workers with doctoral degrees or STEM certifications in the Global North command hourly rates between A$400 and A$800, ordinary workers performing the same essential task earn as little as A$6 per day or less.1 Data labeling—the painstaking work of annotating and categorizing information to train AI systems—has become a crucial yet largely invisible component of AI development, yet it remains systematically outsourced to marginalized workers in developing regions.1
The exploitation extends beyond wage gaps to employment structure and worker protections.1 Data workers are classified as "users" rather than employees, leaving them without formal contracts or legal protections.1 On Chinese platforms, payment is withheld until tasks are verified as meeting standards, forcing workers to toil for hours without compensation.1 Chinese workers additionally face geographic barriers to accessing major crowdsourcing platforms used in the Global North, and those attempting to circumvent these restrictions through virtual private networks risk having their accounts permanently suspended.1
As artificial intelligence advances, the work landscape continues to deteriorate for these laborers.1 Interview subjects reported receiving fewer job opportunities over time, with remaining tasks becoming increasingly difficult and time-consuming.1 One worker captured the disparity succinctly, stating: "We do manual work, they get the credit for being intelligent."1
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