Valuing Data Enrichment Workers: The Case for a Human-Centric Approach to AI Development

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Visitors interacting with Ameca the robot at the AI for Good Global Summit, Geneva, Switzerland, UN Photo / Elma Okic

Through action or inaction, it is people, not machines, who will determine what tomorrow’s society will look like. 

The Race to Innovate for Development Should Not Leave Foundational Data Systems Behind

Residents of Kasungu, in central Malawi, gather during a demonstration of unmanned aerial vehicle (drone) technology. The Government of Malawi and UNICEF are testing the use of drones for humanitarian purposes. 28 June 2017. © UNICEF/UN070228/Chisiza

Data is everywhere, constantly being created by humans and machines across the globe. But as half of the world seems to be drowning in data, too many people and places are still invisible in the numbers that drive decisions.