Data center opponents have assembled a potent political force. But without a more expansive vision, there is a risk that this techlash could be co-opted and fizzle out.

Unpaid labour is more than unpaid overtime. It includes the time, costs and emotional effort workers contribute without being fully compensated, from administration, preparation, travel, training and ...

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Focusing on China’s AI data production industry, this article examines the formation of a multi-layered structure of data labor supply, demonstrating how workers with different labor relations and ...

Behind most AI products are thousands of workers who label, annotate, and clean data. Their work is essential but largely precarious and invisible.

Nearly a year after being wrongfully fired for my comments on race, gender and violence, an arbitrator has ordered my immediate reinstatement.

In countries facing democratic backsliding, attention often centers on state capture of the press. Recent U.S. media failures, however, demand a wider lens. Authoritarian encroachment here rests on…

Walmart is accelerating the rollout of AI tools for store workers, but the tech is prone to making mistakes that they must fix, clean up, or ignore.

Texas Tech is using A.I. to cut left-leaning content in its curriculum. Some say the effort to ferret out forbidden topics is a dystopian academic nightmare.

One morning, when Jacob started his 9 a.m. shift as a UPS driver in Minnesota, he noticed it was hazy outside. It was July 16, and wildfires raging across northeastern Minnesota and southern Canada ha...

A pragmatic approach to the predictive logic of AI

The denial of tenure to Dr. Chaar López has become a national concern because it raises questions that extend far beyond one faculty member or one institution. Scholars across disciplines depend upon transparent standards, meaningful peer review, and confidence that academic excellence will be evaluated according to established procedures. The future of academic freedom depends upon institutions demonstrating that difficult scholarship will be evaluated on its merits and that faculty governance remains a meaningful safeguard against arbitrary decision making.

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As colleges and students embrace virtual classes, the ease of A.I. cheating is raising questions about the value of an online degree.

As AI overtakes the web, five writers reflect on how far it’s fallen and what comes next.

Google is requesting authorization to fill in a chunk of precious wetlands to build three data center buildings in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Amazon has bought a site in Texas where it plans to build a data center campus.