Feeding the Machine - The Hidden Human Labour Powering AI

Big Tech has sold us the illusion that artificial intelligence is a frictionless technology that will bring wealth and prosperity to humanity. But hidden beneath this smooth surface lies the grim reality of a precarious global workforce of millions that labour under often appalling conditions to make AI possible. Feeding the Machine presents an urgent, riveting investigation of the intricate network of organisations that maintain this exploitative system, revealing the untold truth of AI. Based on hundreds of interviews and thousands of hours of fieldwork over more than a decade, this book shows us the lives of the workers often deliberately concealed from view and the systems of power that determine their future.

Product details

• Authors: Callum Cant, Mark Graham, James Muldoon
• Publisher: Canongate Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 01.04.2025
• EAN: 9781837261840
• ISBN: 978-1-83726-184-0
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 198 mm x 18 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Artificial Intelligence, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, SCIENCE / Ethics, Social and cultural history, Ethical issues: scientific & technological developments, Impact of science and technology on society, COMPUTERS / Artificial Intelligence / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Technology Studies