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Now imagine sharing your private fantasies with what you believe is a bot that cannot judge or remember. Just that, on the other side, is a man in a one-room home in Nairobi, pretending to be an AI companion.
That man is Michael, and this is his story: data-workers.org/michael/
That man is Michael, and this is his story: data-workers.org/michael/
The Emotional Labor Behind AI Intimacy, by Michael Geoffrey Asia.
Imagine confiding your most private fantasies to what you believe is an unfeeling algorithm that cannot judge or remember. Now imagine that on the other side of that conversation is a man sitting in a...
data-workers.org
December 9, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Now imagine sharing your private fantasies with what you believe is a bot that cannot judge or remember. Just that, on the other side, is a man in a one-room home in Nairobi, pretending to be an AI companion.
That man is Michael, and this is his story: data-workers.org/michael/
That man is Michael, and this is his story: data-workers.org/michael/
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Look at this video: a *huge* crowd of Vermonters swaying alongside Mohsen right after he was freed, singing "We Shall Overcome"
Signs reading "Hands off our students" & "free speech" are peppered in between large Palestine flags
Signs reading "Hands off our students" & "free speech" are peppered in between large Palestine flags
April 30, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Look at this video: a *huge* crowd of Vermonters swaying alongside Mohsen right after he was freed, singing "We Shall Overcome"
Signs reading "Hands off our students" & "free speech" are peppered in between large Palestine flags
Signs reading "Hands off our students" & "free speech" are peppered in between large Palestine flags
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“While in the interrogation room, Makled said, a man in plain clothes entered and began speaking to him. He said he recalls the man telling him: ‘We know you're a lawyer. We know you take on big cases.’”
Lawyer for U-M protester detained at airport after spring break trip with family
Dearborn lawyer says feds tried to seize his cellphone at Detroit Metro Airport as he returned from spring break trip with his family.
www.freep.com
April 8, 2025 at 12:55 AM
“While in the interrogation room, Makled said, a man in plain clothes entered and began speaking to him. He said he recalls the man telling him: ‘We know you're a lawyer. We know you take on big cases.’”
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The arrest of Mahmoud Khalil strikes at the heart of the First Amendment.
Tell ICE to free Mahmoud NOW.
Tell ICE to free Mahmoud NOW.
Free Mahmoud Khalil
The Trump administration has illegally arrested and detained Mahmoud Khalil in direct retaliation for his advocacy in support of Palestinian rights. This egregious, unprecedented, and illegal abuse of...
action.aclu.org
March 29, 2025 at 4:38 PM
The arrest of Mahmoud Khalil strikes at the heart of the First Amendment.
Tell ICE to free Mahmoud NOW.
Tell ICE to free Mahmoud NOW.
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📢We're proud to support the launch of the Data Labelers Association of Kenya with an online event!
Join to meet and support the workers:
📅Feb 13
⏰8pm Kenya/ 6pm EU/ 12pm ET
✅Watch and submit your questions to the speakers: twitch.tv/dair_institute
Join to meet and support the workers:
📅Feb 13
⏰8pm Kenya/ 6pm EU/ 12pm ET
✅Watch and submit your questions to the speakers: twitch.tv/dair_institute
January 24, 2025 at 3:51 PM
📢We're proud to support the launch of the Data Labelers Association of Kenya with an online event!
Join to meet and support the workers:
📅Feb 13
⏰8pm Kenya/ 6pm EU/ 12pm ET
✅Watch and submit your questions to the speakers: twitch.tv/dair_institute
Join to meet and support the workers:
📅Feb 13
⏰8pm Kenya/ 6pm EU/ 12pm ET
✅Watch and submit your questions to the speakers: twitch.tv/dair_institute