HUMHUM-005 — Workforce Displacement Anxiety
AI Supply Chain Labour Exploitation in Low-Income Countries
3/5Sector: OtherGeography: GlobalStage: DevelopIngested: —
Executive Summary
General-purpose AI development routinely outsources data labelling to low-wage workers in low-income countries, embedding structural inequality into AI supply chains. Boards face reputational, regulatory, and ethical exposure if procurement and supplier due diligence fail to address these labour practices.
Domain
Human Factors
Blindspots in change management, skills, human-AI collaboration, trust, workforce, and culture.
Source
MIT AI Risk Repository — A Taxonomy of Systemic Risks from General-Purpose AI (Uuk2025) ↗https://airisk.mit.edu/
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