2023-06-21
“For Joe's students, it was work stripped of all its normal trappings: a schedule, colleagues, knowledge of what they were working on or whom they were working for. In fact, they rarely called it work at all — just ‘tasking.’ They were taskers.” https://nymag.com/...
The Verge
A look at the vast and mostly hidden “tasker” underclass, including subject-matter experts, hired by companies like Scale AI to annotate data for AI training
As the technology becomes ubiquitous, a vast tasker underclass is emerging — and not going anywhere. Bluesky: @sarahjeong.bsky.social , @knguyen.bsky.social , and @yoyoel.com Masto...
2022-01-15
Still the only good social network <3 https://twitter.com/...
New Yorker
Tumblr's internet relic status, exemplified by its chronological feed, has given it new life: 48% of active users are Gen Z and revenue is up 55% since July
The social-media platform's status as a relic of the Internet has attracted prodigal users as well as new ones.