Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Google noted that the workers were not employed by Alphabet. More than 200 of Google’s subcontractors who helped test artificial ...

Google is facing controversy after laying off over 200 AI contractors responsible for training its systems like Gemini. The cuts reportedly came amid disputes over low pay and poor working conditions.

What just happened? We're used to seeing companies making layoffs as a direct result of generative AI adoption these days, but it seems those helping develop the technology are also at risk. Google ...