7NEWS Spotlight: Slaves To A.I.

Spotlight investigates how artificial intelligence is really created, meeting hidden workers who say they're exploited by big tech and exposing a major Australian company with questions to answer.

ChatGPT, Google, Meta and Amazon: how artificial intelligence is really powered
The team at 7NEWS Spotlight have discovered there’s an appalling human cost to artificial intelligence.

We hear a lot about the Artificial intelligence revolution, changing the way we live.

From searching Google, to finding a new recipe, writing a resume, driverless cars or searching for friends on Facebook.

It’s all powered by AI It’s very clever and very convenient.

But as the team at 7NEWS Spotlight discovered, there’s an appalling human cost to Artificial intelligence.

They’re African workers who say they’re being treated as modern day slaves - exploited so our daily lives are made easier.

The rise and rise of AI
Simply, AI is taking over the world.

Computers thinking like humans, with lightning speed.

Doing tasks and jobs that would normally need our time and intelligence.