AI gig workers forced to collect personal data, including kid's pics, for Zuckerberg-backed company
By Hope Nguyen
Published on April 13, 2026.
Gig workers are revealing what it is like to train artificial intelligence for a company, Scale AI, backed by Mark Zuckerberg, which collects personal data. The workers were tasked with scanning social media profiles, tagging faces, locations, relationships, and even collecting copyrighted artwork to build machine learning systems. Some workers felt uncomfortable when using pictures of children in training materials. The report highlights the growing but overlooked workforce behind AI, sometimes called "taskers," who perform the human labor that powers these systems. However, the rapid rise of AI may increase resource demands if not carefully managed.
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