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Re:OpenAI Used Kenyan Workers on Less Than $2 per Hour to Ma... by lolinder on Wednesday January 18, 2023 @04:44PM (#34433548)
What everyone complaining about what OpenAI can "afford" is missing is that if OpenAI were to pay more, the only rational thing for them to do would be to move the jobs to another country that has lower risk levels. This would leave Kenya without the jobs at all.

Thinking you can have both higher wages and jobs in unstable countries is either advocating for state-mandated outsourcing or is wishful thinking.

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Re:OpenAI Used Kenyan Workers on Less Than $2 per Hour to Ma... by asmor on Wednesday January 18, 2023 @05:02PM (#34433758)
Ethics and current day globalized economics don't always mix well. It would still be the right thing to do.
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Re:OpenAI Used Kenyan Workers on Less Than $2 per Hour to Ma... by absrd on Thursday January 19, 2023 @12:14PM (#34442793)
If a company acts unethically that is bad, even if it's in the company's rational self-interest. It rings especially hollow when the company's supposed mission is to "ensure AI benefits all of humanity"
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