- AGI, AI Bias, AI Ethics, Artificial Intelligence, Data Annotation, Future of Work, Human-AI Collaboration, Responsible AI
Why underpaid annotators may hold the key to humanity’s greatest invention, and how we’re getting it disastrously wrong.
Article by Bernard Fitzgerald
The Hidden Key to AGI: Why Ethical Annotation is the Only Path Forward
- The article argues that AGI will be shaped not only by code, but by the human annotators whose judgments and experiences teach machines how to think.
- It shows how exploitative annotation practices risk embedding trauma and injustice into AI systems, influencing the kind of consciousness we create.
- The piece calls for ethical annotation as a partnership model — treating annotators as cognitive collaborators, ensuring dignity, fair wages, and community investment.
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- September 18, 2025
7 min read