AI Disrupts Gig Economy, Venezuelans Struggle to Adapt
Summary
As AI disrupts the gig economy, Venezuelans who relied on data annotation and content writing jobs face dwindling opportunities, with poor internet access and outdated hardware limiting their ability to adapt to more complex AI-related tasks.
Key Points
- Venezuelans relied on low-level digital jobs like data annotation and content writing to earn income during the economic crisis, but the rise of generative AI has reduced demand and pay for these tasks.
- While more complex AI training and testing jobs are available, barriers like poor internet access and outdated hardware prevent many Venezuelan workers from accessing these opportunities.
- Some workers have adapted by using AI tools like ChatGPT to increase productivity, but rates for tasks like SEO writing have plummeted, forcing others to abandon these jobs entirely.