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An investigative tech reporter who writes about how AI and technology reshape workers, communities, and societies
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Sep 2025 — Mar 2026
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Google's Secret Layoffs
WirednewsnegativeSep 16, 2025
Google laid off more than 200 contractors evaluating and improving Gemini and AI Overviews through outsourcing partner GlobalLogic, amid worker protests over pay and job insecurity, with evidence suggesting the company is training AI systems to replace human raters.
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You've been training Google's AI for 15 years. You had no idea
The GuardiannegativeMar 18, 2026
“Byline author covering Google's AI raters and the human labor behind AI model training.”