INTRODUCTION

GHOST WORK
PRESENTED BY SUMMER
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content
Ghost in the machine

How does Ghost Work work ?

Robot might be coming, but they aren't

here yet

Ghost Work and Future of employment

 What does
Ghost Work mean ?

shortcut jobs?
illegal jobs?
Joan's story
Joan works for amazon mechanical turk

Joan makes money by doing check

for penis pictures.
Companies cannot process every piece of
content users flag for review, so some of
the hard to evaluate materials are routed to
workers like Joan.
 Joan's story

Jone's task seems simple but artificial

intelligence, aren’t perfect.
The AI and system can’t always tell the
difference
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Emily Ayesha Sam

Passenger Connector Driver
 People assume that their purchases are made possible
by the magic of technology alone. But, in reality, they are
being served by an international staff, quietly laboring in
the background.

These jobs, dominated by freelance and contingent work

arrangements, have no established and no legal status.

 Ghost Work No obvious

professional title.
The gap between
what a person can
do and what a
issues No ladder.
No bonuses.
No guarantees.
computer can do.

A combination of
This work doesn’t fit human labor and AI are
any ready-made creating a massive of
classification in hidden work of people
employment law. available for ghost work.

 of Ghost
worker
Hope to use on-demand jobs to control

Hope to stay close to their families

Hope to avoid long commutes and hostile

work environments.
Hope to gain experience that opens a
door to new possibilities.
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Conclusion

The still untold story of invisible workers

Ghost worker is invisible but they are

central to the functioning of the internet
and the future of automation

Thank You
for listening!