China’s AI boom depends on an army of exploited student interns

• China's AI industry relies on student interns who work as data annotators, performing crucial tasks to train machine learning models.

• These interns, recruited from vocational schools, face poor working conditions and subminimum wages.

• Recent regulations require employers to pay interns minimum wage and prohibit schools from assigning repetitive work.

• Tech giants like Baidu have partnered with vocational schools to create data annotation internships in less-developed regions, backed by local governments.

• The exploitation of student interns in China's AI industry raises concerns about labor rights and fair compensation.

Source : https://restofworld.org/2023/china-ai-student-labor/