Outlier accused of illegally watching European platform workers
AI training platform Outlier is accused of illegally watching platform workers in Europe, according to a report from the privacy group noyb. The case raises questions about how online platform workers are monitored, a worry for anyone who takes such jobs.
Quick glossaryOutlier, surveils, platform workers
- Outlier
- An AI training company that hires people online to help teach AI systems, linked to Scale AI.
- surveils
- To watch or track people closely, often through software or cameras, without them always knowing.
- platform workers
- People who find and do short jobs through an online app or website run by a company.
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