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Writer Brian Merchant's collected work, including Blood in the Machine, on technology, labour and the Luddites.
Why I recommend it: A tech critic with a clear pro-worker stance. His newsletter has paid posts, but most work linked here is free.
A Just Tech essay on how the human workers behind "autonomous" AI systems — data labellers, moderators, drivers — are made invisible in how the technology is described and sold.
Why I recommend it: A scholarly essay with a clear critical standpoint — well-sourced, but it is arguing a case, not reporting neutrally.
Profile of Julian Posada, a researcher studying the hidden human labour behind AI systems, part of the SSRC Just Tech network.
Why I recommend it: A network profile page, useful as a starting point for his work on data-labeling labor; follow links out to his papers for the substance.
