OpenAI and unions
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OpenAI, an American artificial intelligence corporation employs 4,500 employees as of 2026.[1] It does not have any recognized trade unions. Employees have signed public open letters regarding their employer.
51 data annotators in Nairobi, Kenya, employed by Sama were subcontracted to work on ChatGPT from 2021 to 2022. Workers alleged long-term psychological harm and lack of transparency about the nature of their tasks, which included reviewing graphic, violent images and text for less than USD$2 an hour.[2] 150 workers subcontracted to work on ChatGPT, TikTok and Meta formed the African Content Moderator's Union on May 1, 2023.[3]
