EXPLAINER: Ghosts of AI - Inside the Black Market for Ai Training Data

Discover the hidden "shadow economy" fueling the AI boom, where "verified" accounts for data labeling platforms like Scale AI and Mercor are illicitly bought and sold to access high-paying remote work. Learn how opportunists use VPNs and "shadow proxies" to bypass geo-restrictions and screening tests, and explore the risks facing these "ghost workers," from getting scammed to facing tax liabilities. Understand the "accelerating arms race" between tech giants and the fraudsters trying to game the system.

Think of this underground industry like sophisticated ticket scalping, but for jobs instead of concerts.

*Information derived from multiple sources using NotebookLM to include:
https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-tr...
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