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For $7 an hour, virtual assistants in the Philippines are using AI to write LinkedIn posts and comments on behalf of Western executives, fueling a "thought leadership" content mill https://restofworld.org/2026/virtual-assistant-linkedin-engagement/?utm_campaign=row-social
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Behind every AI answer. Every filtered feed. Every recommendation that knows you a little too well. There are people. Millions of data workersโannotators, content moderators, AI trainersโwhose labor makes the AI economy run. techequity.us/ai-supply-ch...
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