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 Among the very pointed & immediately actionable suggestions nostr:npub10f8lfgnh2vh7aq9pw4mkum5mxxk23an4cv20zne82u9eg6ts356qeepw00 made at yesterday's USyd conference on Generative AI was to seek _complete_ transparency on pay and conditions for the millions of workers in the Global South who are tasked with "Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback" - i.e., dealing with the very worst outputs of Generative AI systems during their training to ensure they're not completely toxic upon release. First transparency, then equity.

https://www.sydney.edu.au/engage/events-sponsorships/sydney-ideas/2021/kate-crawford-atlas-of-ai.html