toloka
A Culturally-Aware Tool for Crowdworkers: Leveraging Chronemics to Support Diverse Work Styles
Toxtli, Carlos, Curtis, Christopher, Savage, Saiph
This issue usually stems from the assumption that crowdworkers are a homogeneous group [56], neglecting their diverse cultural backgrounds [90]. Moreover, a notable trend in design has emerged advocating for minimizing cultural impact in work interfaces, aiming for global uniformity in their design rather than customizing these systems to accommodate cultural nuances [133, 134, 193]. Consequently, many work interfaces have strived for uniform standards, and have ignored worker diversity [76, 84, 88]. However, interfaces often reflect the cultural biases of their designers [18], inadvertently embedding their cultural norms [146, 150, 177]. This can lead to designs that unintentionally require "outside workers" to adapt or modify their behaviors [126, 177], potentially hindering their success and effectiveness in their jobs [24, 60, 64, 85]. A solution can be to create culturally aware tools for crowdworkers, yet research into integrating culture theory into such designs remains limited [108, 118, 163]. Further research is crucial to assess these systems' effectiveness and their potential benefits for crowdworkers from varied cultural backgrounds. To address this knowledge gap, we focus on designing a tool that aims to enhance crowdworkers' experiences by incorporating cultural considerations.
- Africa (0.14)
- North America > United States > California > Los Angeles County > Los Angeles (0.14)
- North America > Canada > Ontario > Toronto (0.14)
- (19 more...)
- Research Report > New Finding (1.00)
- Research Report > Experimental Study (1.00)
- Questionnaire & Opinion Survey (1.00)
- Overview (0.93)
- Education > Educational Setting (0.93)
- Information Technology (0.93)
- Banking & Finance (0.67)
Underage Workers Are Training AI
Like most kids his age, 15-year-old Hassan spent a lot of time online. Before the pandemic, he liked playing football with local kids in his hometown of Burewala in the Punjab region of Pakistan. But Covid lockdowns made him something of a recluse, attached to his mobile phone. "I just got out of my room when I had to eat something," says Hassan, now 18, who asked to be identified under a pseudonym because he was afraid of legal action. From his childhood bedroom, the high schooler was working in the global artificial intelligence supply chain, uploading and labeling data to train algorithms for some of the world's largest AI companies.
Data and AI are keys to digital transformation – how can you ensure their integrity?
Did you miss a session at the Data Summit? If data is the new oil of the digital economy, artificial intelligence (AI) is the steam engine. Companies that take advantage of the power of data and AI hold the key to innovation -- just as oil and steam engines fueled transportation and, ultimately, the Industrial Revolution. In 2022, data and AI have set the stage for the next chapter of the digital revolution, increasingly powering companies across the globe. How can companies ensure that responsibility and ethics are at the core of these revolutionary technologies?
The Role of Human Computation in a Changing Technology Landscape: Expert Weigh In
Chris Welty from Alphabet, Kumar Chellapilla from Amazon, Besmira Nushi from Microsoft, Markus Krause from Brainworks, Olga Megorskaya from Toloka, and Lora Aroyo from Google Research shared their views. Chris explains that human computation usually takes two forms -- explicit and implicit. Implicit refers to situations when data labeling is a by-product, for example when we stream movies, listen to music on YouTube, or do web searches. The system's algorithm learns about its users even though no data labeling as such takes place. On the other hand, more "traditional" forms of data labeling like crowdsourcing are explicit.
How can you hide the number plates on the cars with Machine Learning
The reasons why our users want to hide their number plates could be different. We also are motivated to secure the data on our site. It seems natural to create privacy features for our users. One of our privacy features: we've created an anonymous phone number for sellers, e.x., when you sell your car, we create a temporary phone number for you. The callers don't know your real number when you use a temporary phone number which acts as a proxy for incoming calls.