@Techmeme@techhub.social2026-03-22 00:25:53
How gig apps like Kled AI, Silencio, Neon Mobile, and Luel AI pay users for data that AI companies can use to train models, from phone calls to videos of places (Shubham Agarwal/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/21/ai-trainers-identity…
@cdarwin@c.im2026-03-21 15:18:02
Gig AI trainers
– who upload everything from scenes around them to photos, videos and audio of themselves
– are at the frontlines of a new global data gold rush.
As Silicon Valley’s hunger for high-quality, human-grade data outpaces what can be scraped from the open internet,
a thriving industry of data marketplaces has emerged to bridge the gap.
From Cape Town to Chicago, thousands of people are now
micro-licensing their biometric identities and intima…
@heiseonline@social.heise.de2026-01-21 13:02:04
@raiders@darktundra.xyz2025-12-22 01:02:55
Raiders Give Houston a Problem, But Can't Finish Turnaround https://www.si.com/nfl/raiders/onsi/las-vegas-give-houston-problem-cant-finish-turnaround
@PaulWermer@sfba.social2026-03-21 22:21:34
Can't help but wonder how this strategy introduces bias into the training set,and misses the distribution tails. Actual Incompetence?
Thousands of people are selling their identities to train AI – but at what cost?
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/202…
@paulwermer@sfba.social2026-03-21 22:21:34
Can't help but wonder how this strategy introduces bias into the training set,and misses the distribution tails. Actual Incompetence?
Thousands of people are selling their identities to train AI – but at what cost?
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/202…
@cowboys@darktundra.xyz2026-03-20 21:01:37
Former 1st Round Pick Leaves Cowboys for NFC Contender https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/dallas-cowboys/edge-rusher-payton-turner-nfc-contender/
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@heiseonline@social.heise.de2026-01-20 14:01:00
„Teenagerjahre von Planetensystemen“: Trümmerscheiben um Sterne abgebildet
Staubscheiben um Sterne, in denen Exoplaneten entstehen, werden seit Jahren abgebildet. Die werden aber dunkler und entziehen sich der Erforschung – bis jetzt.