To harness the true potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for sustainability and societal betterment, we need to move away from the goals of racing to mimic human behaviour and prioritising corporate interests, where workers are continuously exploited. The unpaid labour and societal harms which are generated from Digital Value Networks (DVNs) used by companies producing AI needs to be regulated. Unethical data collection and data labelling practices have serious consequences, as evidenced by the case studies reviewed in this short paper, such as with influencer marketing. This paper addresses important neglected areas of study in worker and user data and labeling exploitation practices, where ethical AI could be impactful.

翻译：要充分释放人工智能在可持续性和社会改善方面的真正潜力，我们需要摒弃竞相模仿人类行为、优先考虑企业利益的目标，在这些目标下工人持续受到剥削。生产AI的企业所使用的数字价值网络产生了无偿劳动和社会危害，这些需要得到监管。如本短文所回顾的案例研究（例如影响者营销）所示，不道德的数据收集和数据标注实践会带来严重后果。本文探讨了工人和用户数据及标注剥削实践中被忽视的重要研究领域，而合乎道德的AI或可在此产生显著影响。