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Re:OpenAI Used Kenyan Workers on Less Than $2 per Hour to Ma... by key_stroker on Wednesday January 18, 2023 @09:38AM (#34427079)
You're right nobody is forcing them, they simply lack an alternative, some money is better than none, no matter what it costs, right?
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Re:OpenAI Used Kenyan Workers on Less Than $2 per Hour to Ma... by gautamdivgi on Wednesday January 18, 2023 @09:44AM (#34427164)
Why is that an OpenAI problem? It’s something the Kenyan government needs to solve. I fail to see why every company needs to subscribe to an SJW mindset.

They paid decent wages by Kenyan standards it seems. They did not force, exploit or abuse the workers.

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Re:OpenAI Used Kenyan Workers on Less Than $2 per Hour to Ma... by CoastalCoder on Wednesday January 18, 2023 @09:46AM (#34427196)
It sounds like you're suggesting some different approach for how to calculate a wage offer. Can you elaborate?
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Re:OpenAI Used Kenyan Workers on Less Than $2 per Hour to Ma... by ajmurmann on Wednesday January 18, 2023 @09:50AM (#34427260)
Poverty and inequality are terrible. OpenAI should be ashamed that they just made it marginally better for some folks in Kenya instead of solving this massive problem in its entirety that has nothing to do with their company. /s
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Re:OpenAI Used Kenyan Workers on Less Than $2 per Hour to Ma... by chrischen on Wednesday January 18, 2023 @09:55AM (#34427319)
Yes, some money is better than none. That is exactly why it is better. They are literally doing something whereas you are probably doing nothing (or much less than what they are doing).
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Re:OpenAI Used Kenyan Workers on Less Than $2 per Hour to Ma... by lkbm on Wednesday January 18, 2023 @10:09AM (#34427512)
OpenAI offered them work at $2/hour.

You and I offered them no work for no pay.

The workers have made clear they prefer OpenAI's offer.

We could tell the workers that we know what's best for them. Sitting here in my rich country with my six-figured job, I'm supposed to tell the workers they're wrong, they should have taken my offer instead?

It's a terrible incentive that helping people a little bit will get you criticism while helping not at all earns you no criticism. In fact, as non-helpers we get to sit and sanctimoniously criticize the people actually doing something.

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Re:OpenAI Used Kenyan Workers on Less Than $2 per Hour to Ma... by gowld on Wednesday January 18, 2023 @10:10AM (#34427527)
https://blog.jaibot.com/the-copenhagen-interpretation-of-eth...

By your logic, you are more evil because you pay Kenyans $0.

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