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Workers train the robots that could replace them
Original: These workers help train robots who could one day steal their jobs
NPR reports on workers employed to train robots and AI systems, highlighting the irony that their labor helps develop machines that may eventually eliminate their own positions. The story examines how this growing category of work—data labeling, demonstration, and feedback—shapes automation while raising questions about job displacement and the future of labor.
Why now: Renewed public anxiety over AI and automation displacing human jobs keeps this labor paradox in the spotlight.
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