{"id":29,"date":"2025-03-14T23:12:49","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T23:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/miriamposner.com\/classes\/dh187s25\/?page_id=29"},"modified":"2026-05-21T10:39:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T17:39:27","slug":"w8","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/miriamposner.com\/classes\/dh150s26\/wbw\/w8\/","title":{"rendered":"Week Eight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tuesday<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Data Workers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Michael Geoffrey Asia, The Emotional Labor Behind AI Intimacy (Data Workers Inquiry, 2025).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jason Koebler, \u201c\u2018AI Is African Intelligence\u2019: The Workers Who Train AI Are Fighting Back,\u201d 404 Media, March 12, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In-class activities<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1bj9loL4jDj4OJaeUmuLZ81QFw9uQ_gwdVngR9lMfMPo\/edit?usp=sharing\">Today&#8217;s slides<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional reading<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/articles\/reimagining-the-future-of-data-and-ai-labor-in-the-global-south\/\">&#8220;Reimagining the future of data and AI labor in the Global South&#8221; (Brookings Institute)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/datalabelers.org\/\">Data Labelers Association<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/data-workers.org\/\">Data Workers&#8217; Inquiry<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/search.library.ucla.edu\/permalink\/01UCS_LAL\/tk6osu\/alma9996888468906533\">The Gig is Up<\/a><\/em> (documentary)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jstor.org\/stable\/j.ctvhrcz0v\">Behind the Screen: Content Moderation in the Shadows of Social Media<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/av\/world-africa-66514287\">&#8220;AI and data labeling: &#8216;I felt like my life ended'&#8221; (BBC)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/marcusolang.substack.com\/p\/im-kenyan-i-dont-write-like-chatgpt\">&#8220;I&#8217;m Kenyan. 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ChatGPT writes like me.&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Thursday<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">AI and the Future of Work<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>TechEquity, Take the Mic: How Worker Voice Shapes Workplace Technology, July 29, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Josh Dzieza, \u201cThe Laid-off Lawyers and PhDs Training AI to Steal Their Careers,\u201d March 10, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In-class activities<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/app.peardeck.com\/student\/tkmpoeqox\">Interactive slides<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional materials<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Dash, Anil. \u201cHow the Hell Are You Supposed to Have a Career in Tech in 2026?\u201d January 5, 2026. <a href=\"https:\/\/anildash.com\/2026\/01\/05\/a-tech-career-in-2026\/\">https:\/\/anildash.com\/2026\/01\/05\/a-tech-career-in-2026\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.powerswitchaction.org\/resources\/building-worker-power-in-the-digital-age\">PowerSwitch Action, &#8220;Building Worker Power in the Digital Age&#8221;<\/a><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tuesday Data Workers Michael Geoffrey Asia, The Emotional Labor Behind AI Intimacy (Data Workers Inquiry, 2025). 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