How Cheap Labor Drives Chinas A.I. Ambitions

(The New York Times) Some of the most critical work in advancing Chinas technology goals takes place in a former cement factory in the middle of the countrys heartland far from the aspiring Silicon Valleys of Beijing and Shenzhen. An idled concrete mixer still stands in the middle of the courtyard. Boxes of melamine dinnerware are stacked in a warehouse next door. Inside Hou Xiameng runs a company that helps artificial intelligence make sense of the world. Two dozen young people go through photos and videos labeling just about everything they see. Thats a car. Thats a traffic light. Thats bread thats milk thats chocolate. Thats what it looks like when a person walks. Read More