#global south labor

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Frozen Tropics: Jakarta's Ice Boom
Society & Culture

Frozen Tropics: Jakarta's Ice Boom

Jakarta is experiencing a rapid surge in indoor ice resorts, where high-net-worth individuals pay premiums for artificial winter in a tropical climate.

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Knotted Data: The Quipu Manual
Arts, Design & Media

Knotted Data: The Quipu Manual

Quipus store data. 15,024 records exist in one known database (Source: Facebook/Archpng, n.d.).

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The Ghost Layer: AI's Invisible Proletariat
Business & Work

The Ghost Layer: AI's Invisible Proletariat

A worker in Nairobi spends ten hours a day flagging graphic violence for $2 an hour to ensure a Silicon Valley LLM doesn't hallucinate hate speech. This is the human substrate of artificial intelligence.

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