Why workers in India are training their AI robot replacements
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Why workers in India are training their AI robot replacements

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 20, 20269 min
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Sometimes it feels like when we aren’t worried about AI destroying humanity — we worry about it replacing white collar jobs like lawyers, accountants, coders. But tech companies have plans for AI-powered robots to replace blue collar jobs as well. We go to southern India, where our correspondent found domestic and factory workers being enlisted to train AI, sometimes without their knowledge. Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org. See pcm.adswizz.com for informat...

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