RE: https://mastodon.green/@gerrymcgovern/117172792450861828
there are no "ethical LLMs", regardless of local models, regardless of open weights, regardless of renewable power,
regardless of country or origin
you cannot have models this large and this "capable" without the accompanying mass abuse of human labour
‘In the end, you feel blank’: India’s female workers watching hours of abusive content to train AI
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/feb/05/in-the-end-you-feel-blank-indias-female-workers-watching-hours-of-abusive-content-to-train-ai
Invisible labour behind 'intelligent' machines
https://theloop.ecpr.eu/the-invisible-labour-behind-intelligent-machines/
Exploited Data Workers in Global South Are “the Secret Ingredient of AI”
https://www.democracynow.org/2026/8/27/data_workers
Inside Venezuela’s Hidden Workforce Training AI Algorithms for Pennies
https://www.democracynow.org/2026/8/27/ai_platform_extractivism
Inside the world of Kenya’s ‘shadow scholars’ paid to write essays for UK students
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/sep/14/kenya-shadow-scholars-paid-to-write-essays-for-uk-students
