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Re:OpenAI Used Kenyan Workers on Less Than $2 per Hour to Ma... by zht on Wednesday January 18, 2023 @01:45PM (#34431015)
what about criticisms from fellow Kenyans who say that it is exploitation?
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Re:OpenAI Used Kenyan Workers on Less Than $2 per Hour to Ma... by churchill on Wednesday January 18, 2023 @01:48PM (#34431068)
Are their opinions more valid than that of the Kenyans that took these jobs?

The government can mandate a "fair" wage, but the government never employs everyone at that rate. These "exploiters" are actually giving Africans money for their labor - I think I'm more on the side of those who pay money for an African's labor vs. those that stand on the sidelines and try to determine what is fair.

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