Friday
April 3
2026

Analysis: The Gig Workers who are Training Humanoid Robots at Home in Emerging Markets

Michelle Kimarchive

When Zeus, a medical student living in a hilltop city in central Nigeria, returns to his studio apartment from a long day at the hospital, he turns on his ring light, straps his iPhone to his forehead, and starts recording himself. He raises his hands in front of him like a sleepwalker and puts a sheet on his bed. He moves slowly and carefully to make sure his hands stay within the camera frame.

Source: MIT Technology Review (link opens in a new window)

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Technology
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artificial intelligence, corporations, data, gig economy, human rights, youth