‘Overworked, underpaid’ humans train Google’s AI

The title is biased, blaming Google for mistreating people and implying that Google's AI isn't smart, but the OP is worth reading, because it gives readers a sense of the labor and cost involved in providing AI models with human feedback, the HF in RLHF, to ensure they behave in ways acceptable to human beings, more aligned with human expectations, values, and preferences.

> to ensure the AI models are more aligned with human values and preferences.

to ensure the AI models are more aligned with Google's values and preferences.

FTFY

I'm a big fan of cyberpunk dystopian fiction, but I still can't quite understand what you're alluding to here. Can you give an example value that google align the AI with that you think isn't a positive human value?

"Adtech is good. Adblockers are unnatural"

Google Gemini 2.5 Pro actually has a quite nuanced reply when asked to consider this statement, including the following:

> "Massive privacy invasion: The core of modern adtech runs on tracking your behavior across different websites and apps. It collects vast amounts of personal data to build a detailed profile about your interests, habits, location, and more, often without your full understanding or consent."