Kenyan data workers risk their mental health to train AI

DW (English) 2025-02-27

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An invisible workforce is powering the artificial intelligence revolution. It is mostly based in the Global South and paid only a fraction of its Western counterparts. In Kenya, the job is leaving data workers traumatized and distressed.

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