Drukob@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoAI company files for bankruptcy after being exposed as 700 Indian engineers - Dexertowww.dexerto.comexternal-linkmessage-square127fedilinkarrow-up11.03Karrow-down110 cross-posted to: nottheonion@lemmy.world
arrow-up11.02Karrow-down1external-linkAI company files for bankruptcy after being exposed as 700 Indian engineers - Dexertowww.dexerto.comDrukob@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square127fedilink cross-posted to: nottheonion@lemmy.world
minus-squareSeptimaeus@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19arrow-down1·edit-21 month agoWeird headline. I know they mean “exposed as another mechanical turk ‘AI’ company” but headline appears to imply simply having Indian engineers was the problem. Edit: added explanatory link to the technical term to clarify
minus-squareAnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 month agoTheir Turks were actually Indians. They were deceiving their investors!
minus-squareSeptimaeus@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoRight that’s what I meant! The Mechanical Turk was a classic/early instance of fake automation.
Weird headline. I know they mean “exposed as another mechanical turk ‘AI’ company” but headline appears to imply simply having Indian engineers was the problem.
Edit: added explanatory link to the technical term to clarify
Their Turks were actually Indians. They were deceiving their investors!
Right that’s what I meant! The Mechanical Turk was a classic/early instance of fake automation.