{"id":22401,"date":"2026-03-21T14:37:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T13:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/21\/thousands-of-people-are-selling-their-identities-to-train-ai-but-at-what-cost\/"},"modified":"2026-03-21T14:37:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T13:37:25","slug":"thousands-of-people-are-selling-their-identities-to-train-ai-but-at-what-cost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/21\/thousands-of-people-are-selling-their-identities-to-train-ai-but-at-what-cost\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands of people are selling their identities to train AI \u2013 but at what cost?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gig AI trainers worldwide are selling moments of their lives, including calls and texts, to AI companies for quick cash<\/p>\n

One morning last year, Jacobus Louw set out on his daily neighborhood walk to feed the seagulls he finds along the way. Except this time, he recorded several videos of his feet and the view as he walked on the pavement. The video earned him $14, about 10 times the country\u2019s minimum wage, or for Louw, a 27-year-old based in Cape Town, South Africa, half a week\u2019s worth of groceries.<\/p>\n

The video was for an \u201cUrban Navigation\u201d task Louw found on Kled AI, an app that pays contributors for uploading their data, such as videos and photos, to train artificial intelligence models. In a couple of weeks, Louw made $50 by uploading pictures and videos of his everyday life.<\/p>\n

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\nGig AI trainers worldwide are selling moments of their lives, including calls and texts, to AI companies for quick cash
\nOne morning last year, Jacobus Louw set out on his daily neighborhood walk to feed the seagulls he finds along the way. Except this time, he recorded several videos of his feet and the view as he walked on the pavement. The video earned him $14, about 10 times the country\u2019s minimum wage, or for Louw, a 27-year-old based in Cape Town, South Africa, half a week\u2019s worth of groceries.
\nThe video was for an \u201cUrban Navigation\u201d task Louw found on Kled AI, an app that pays contributors for uploading their data, such as videos and photos, to train artificial intelligence models. In a couple of weeks, Louw made $50 by uploading pictures and videos of his everyday life. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Gig AI trainers worldwide are selling moments of their lives, including calls and texts, to AI companies for quick cash One morning last year, Jacobus Louw set out on his daily neighborhood walk to feed the seagulls he finds along the way. Except this time, he recorded several videos of his feet and the view …<\/p>\n

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