Michael Geoffrey Asia
Secretary General of the Data Labelers Association and author of reporting on the emotional labor of data labeling; former data labeler who advocates for better pay, protections, and mental-health support for workers.
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Feb 16, 2026 • 50min
What It’s Like to Be a Data Labeler Training AI
Michael Geoffrey Asia, Secretary General of the Data Labelers Association and former data labeler who now fights for better pay and mental-health support. He describes Kenya’s massive labeling industry, brutal pay and quotas, and the trauma of tagging violent and intimate content. He also discusses organizing workers, demanding fair wages, and pushing for legal protections and accountability.
