FT: “Top artificial intelligence groups are replacing low-cost “data labellers” in Africa and Asia with highly paid industry specialists, in the latest push to build “smarter” and more powerful models. Companies such as Scale AI, Turing and Toloka are hiring experts in fields such as biology and finance to help AI groups create more sophisticated training data that is crucial for developing the next generation of AI systems. The rise of so-called “reasoning” models, such as OpenAI’s o3 and Google’s Gemini 2.5, has accelerated the move away from employing thousands of low-cost workers in countries such as Kenya and the Philippines, who are typically paid less than $2 an hour to undertake the time-consuming task of annotating the huge datasets used to train AI models.”
NYTimes: “To improve willpower, it boils down to “just try harder,” said Kentaro Fujita, a professor of psychology at Ohio State University who studies self-regulation and decision making. But self-control involves a set of skills that can be learned, he added. Preparation, mind-set and the ability to either avoid or reframe temptation can be far more effective than trying to “force that desire down,” Dr. Fujita said.”
Mint: “India’s economic expansion hinges on household income and job security to a considerable extent. It’s critical to address weaknesses on these fronts. Else, we’ll find it hard to get growth roaring on all cylinders.”
FT: “Space is the new factory floor…Every industrial revolution rewards early movers and punishes laggards. We need to see space as an emerging market — one that requires strategic attention. Those who take it seriously will be well positioned to capitalise on orbital opportunities. Those who ignore the developments run the risk that one day they will be competing against technology that is impossible to match on Earth.”
