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Empire of AI by Karen Hao, framework 2 of 7

The data-work crisis playbook

How Scale AI and similar firms built a cheap, disposable global labour pool

Karen Hao's framework, from Empire of AI, pp. 150 to 234.

  1. Scout

    Find places with high education, good internet and economic collapse, so people will work for very little

  2. Attract

    Offer high earnings at launch through referral codes, marketing videos and special programmes

  3. Throttle

    Cut payouts once the platform dominates the market and competitors have been undercut

  4. Expel

    Ban workers who complain or organise, and move to the next economy in crisis

From chapter: Part II, pp. 150–234

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