I Tracked Down the Hidden Workers Secretly Powering ChatGPT

These workers are training AI to take their own jobs. There’s a hidden workforce powering the rise of ChatGPT, and nearly 1 in 5 of them have fallen into homelessness. We investigated America’s AI sweatshops, and found a new gig economy run by Big Tech. Correction: 5:14 Mercor promotional footage. Individual workers in these advertisements were not part of More Perfect Union’s report. Reporter: Karen Hao Producer: Sam Black Supervising Producer: Sam Quigley Editor: Nora Tennessen Videographers: Peter Braswell, Natalie Chao, Justin Feltman, Devon Lyons, LaDawn Manuel, Adam McCoy Video Production Manager: Isabel Atalaya Video Production Coordinator: Jodi Clemens Video Production Fellow: Astrid Dong ----- More Perfect Union is an Emmy-winning, nonprofit newsroom whose mission is to build power for working people. Here’s what that means: We report on the real struggles and challenges of the working class from a working-class perspective. We attempt to connect those problems to potential solutions. We report on the abuses and wrongdoing of corporate power. And we seek to hold accountable the ultra-rich who have too much power over America’s political and economic systems. To support our independent journalism, subscribe, donate, and follow our other pages through the links below: Help fund our reporting: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mpu... Substack: https://substack.perfectunion.us/ TikTok:   / moreperfectunion   Twitter:   / moreperfectus   Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/moreperfectu... Facebook:   / moreperfectus   Instagram:   / perfectunion   Threads: https://www.threads.net/@perfectunion Website: https://www.perfectunion.us