This week, someone posted a variation of their weekly query on Reddit: “I got an email about a data annotation job paying $25 an hour — is this real?” Underneath, the responses are always divided.

Kenyan workers lost their jobs after telling journalists they saw users having sex and undressing through Meta smart glasses footage. Regulators and lawyers responded.

Robotics programs require egocentric, multi-sensor training data at a scale that is growing exponentially, creating a procurement challenge distinct from any prior AI development cycle  Annotation ...

Meta's exit from Sama triggers 1,100 layoffs in Kenya, spotlighting AI worker risks, privacy concerns and the fragile ...

The contracts of the over 1,100 employees have officially expired as of April 30, after Meta cancelled its contractual ...

Meta paused work with Sama last month after allegations about staff viewing private scenes filmed by smart glasses ...

On March 19, 2026, Slator published the Slator Data-for-AI Market Report, a 160-page report that analyzes the emerging global market for the data used to train, adapt, align, test, evaluate, and ...

Following an investigation by Svenska Dagbladet and Göteborgs-Posten, Facebook owner Meta is ending its partnership with the annotation company Sama in Kenya, triggering mass layoffs.

Recent studies highlight how AI-powered tools, drones, and global data networks are revolutionizing wildlife monitoring, enabling faster species identification, large-scale habitat assessment, and ...

Eirini Schlosser, CEO and founder of Dyania Health, discusses how the company's AI uses contextual reasoning to extract ...

By Henrik Hansson, co-founder, Vesence. Too much of the discussion about AI in legal still assumes a choice between fixed ...

Meta Platforms Inc. is rolling out new tracking software on the computers of its U.S.-based employees to capture mouse ...