Menu

1 / 4

Dispute over fate of Kenyan workers who saw Meta AI glasses films

www.bbc.com·Chris Vallance·6 months ago
#hq4waqC3
#meta#workers#sama#glasses#standards
Reading 0:00
15s threshold

Meta in row after workers who say they saw smart glasses users having sex lose jobs

5 hours ago

Chris Vallance Senior technology reporter

AFP via Getty Images

Meta is under pressure to explain why it cancelled a major contract with a company it was using to train AI, shortly after some of its Kenya-based workers alleged they had to view graphic content captured by Meta smart glasses.

Less than two months later, Meta ended its contract with Sama, which Sama said would result in 1,108 workers being made redundant.

Meta says it's because Sama did not meet its standards, a criticism Sama rejects.…

Continue reading — create a free account

Join HashtagPLUS to read full articles, follow hashtags, vote, and join the conversation.