Feb 06, 2026 21:00:00Indian female workers forced to watch large amounts of violent and sexually abusive content to train AITraining AI requires large datasets, and the content in those datasets is largely labelled by humans. The Guardian, a major British daily newspaper, recently reported that female workers in India are being forced to watch large amounts of content containing violence and sexual abuse in order to train AI. This content labeling further trains the AI system.Murmu watches up to 800 videos a day, many of which contain violent and sexually abusive material. Major technology companies often outsource data annotation work, which involves labeling content for AI training, to overseas companies. Furthermore, content moderators and data workers are bound by strict non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) that prohibit them from discussing their work with even their family and friends.

Source: The Guardian February 06, 2026 12:08 UTC