Uber for Military Surveillance (with Niamh McIntyre), 2026.03.30
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Niamh McIntyre joins the hosts to discuss the hidden labor behind automated translation and its connections to military surveillance.
The people who make automated translation possible are often low-paid gig workers. Usually, they don't even know who they're really working for — and it might be the US military. Reporter Niamh McIntyre joins Alex and Emily to dissect how one data labeling company presents its work, based her investigation into the experiences of East African employees. Niamh McIntyre is a senior reporter at The Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) in London, covering AI, labor, and surveillance tech. Sh...
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