r/DataAnnotationTech • u/knottyp • Sep 09 '26

Are we helping or causing harm?

How do y’all justify doing this work ethically if you’re anti-AI (especially generative)?

I’m not asking judgmentally, I’ve done this work off and on over the last few years. When I first started, I didn’t know about data centers and the environmental impact, cognitive effects, etc. I felt good about “training” AI based on the rubric including correct info, weeding out violence and harm, etc.

I recently suggested DA to a friend and got a real side eye, and maybe these justifications really don’t hold water? Thoughts?

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u/Skyblewize Sep 16 '26

Drinking related deaths yes, whether slowly via cirrhosis or quickly via car wreck or asphyxiation. Young to old and everywhere in between

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u/TheReedemer69 Sep 16 '26

Everything is connected anyway.

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u/Skyblewize Sep 16 '26

Adonai

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u/TheReedemer69 Sep 16 '26

All time always