The Ghost Workers Behind the Tech Industry, feat. Mary Gray
- Author
- Sheana Ahlqvist, Mary Grey
- Published
- Wed 03 Jun 2020
- Episode Link
- http://innovationforallcast.com
You'll learn
- How contract workers are essential in aiding AIs and search engines
- Examples of a ghost work in everyday technology
- How the tech industry often devalues contract employees
- What data labeling is
- What a ghost worker's daily schedule looks like
- How the growing telehealth industry is a prime example of under-appreciated, yet essential contract work
- The three elements that undermine job happiness
- How business are benefiting from contract workers
- The growing challenges of moving towards more contract-driven business
- Why we should mind the gap rather than close the gap
- How the pandemic is demonstrating the value of contract and ghost work
- What are the limits of tech and where does human creativity and spontaneity become irreplaceable
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