The Emotional Labor Behind AI Intimacy (2025) [pdf] (data-workers.org) 70 points by beepbooptheory 4mo ago ↗ HN Related: https://www.404media.co/ai-is-african-intelligence-the-worke... (https://archive.ph/yS8xb)
[–] mbrumlow 4mo ago ↗ > he started his second job as the human labor behind AI sex botsThis makes no sense. AI sex bots don’t need humans texting and role playing.I don’t think whoever wrote this article understands what AI is.Note the fist job of describing what was in the video seems like somebody building a AI dataset.
[–] d0able 4mo ago ↗ Would have liked to see a clearer call for action other than "regulation" - what exactly would the author want to regulate and what are the downstream effects?
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[ 4.5 ms ] story [ 11.8 ms ] threadThis makes no sense. AI sex bots don’t need humans texting and role playing.
I don’t think whoever wrote this article understands what AI is.
Note the fist job of describing what was in the video seems like somebody building a AI dataset.