‘It’s destroyed me completely’: Kenyan moderators decry toll of training of AI models
‘It’s destroyed me completely’: Kenyan moderators decry toll of training of AI models
Employees describe the psychological trauma of reading and viewing graphic content, low pay and abrupt dismissals
Mophat Okinyi, former moderator of ChatGPT, has filed a petition to investigate the operating conditions of contractors who view content.
• Oquini and other moderators claim that their psychological trauma, low salary and dismissal were caused by the contract with Sama.
• Sama, a data annotation service company, disagrees with the allegations and claims to have paid compensation.
• Former moderators call for new legislation and protection of Kenyan youth from outsourcing companies.
• OpenAI is also responsible for the working conditions of content moderators, according to a statement from non-profit organization Foxglove.
• Africa's first union for content moderators was formed in May, but it remains unclear who OpenAI outsources work to.