Mark Graham

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Prof at the Oxford Internet Institute Director of @towardsfairwork.bsky.social Publications: www.markgraham.space Studies: Digital Economies, Digital Geographies, Economic Geography, Gig Economy, Data Work, AI Production Networks, Cities Eat the rich

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Oxford Internet Institute @oii.ox.ac.uk

New commentary! Speaking to @theguardian.com, @geoplace.bsky.social @towardsfairwork.bsky.social @oii.ox.ac.uk discusses how AI is changing digital work for refugees in Kenya, with discretionary ‘rewards’ replacing guaranteed wages. Read the full article: www.theguardian.com/t…

‘Someone else will do it for less’: refugees in Kenya are powering tech for dwindling pay theguardian.com
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  • The International Trade Centre estimates transcription, data-entry, translation and web-research jobs for Kenyan refugees have declined by about 50% since 2022.
  • RWS-owned platform AOP Connect pays contributors through discretionary 'rewards' of up to $500 from a shared pool of $9,000, with no guaranteed wages.
  • Scale AI's subsidiary Remotasks closed Kenya operations in 2024, cutting a 500–1,000 shilling ($3–$6) daily pay band for annotators.
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Oxford Internet Institute @oii.ox.ac.uk

“The bigger question is whether these will become decent jobs. The danger is that we’re reproducing the worst features of the gig economy in the AI supply chain", said @geoplace.bsky.social @towardsfairwork.bsky.social @oii.ox.ac.uk told @thetimes.com. Read more: www.thetimes.…

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